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Eben Etzebeth 'stood down' from rugby by Toulon
By Rugby365
South Africa’s World Cup-winning lock Eben Etzebeth will spend the next three months on the sidelines.
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Etzebeth’s French club, Toulon, revealed in a statement that the Springbok star has been ‘stood down’ in compliance with the “concussion protocol”.
The 30-year-old suffered his third concussion in a year during South Africa’s 26-27 loss to England in their year-end international at Twickenham last week.
“After specialist advice and in accordance with the concussion management protocol of the National Rugby League, the player must observe a three-month break,” Toulon said in a statement.
“Rugby Club Toulonnais wishes Eben Etzebeth a speedy recovery.” the French outfit added.
The veteran second row forward, capped 97 times by the Boks, played 245 minutes in South Africa’s three year-end Tests.
Eben Etzebeth – South Africa
Club: Toulon
Position: Second row
Age: 29
Caps: 97
Debut: v England, 2012
Height: 6’7”
Weight: 123kg
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Thanks, Ross. Excellent article. Curiously, change 'Wales' to 'Australia', 'Pivac' to 'Rennie', etc. and the similarities are astonishing... and appalling!
Got to commentsAgree, I'm betting on them to beat England in the semi or is it quarters? Won't have enough firepower to beat whoever makes the final on the other side of the pools though. That will be either France, NZ, SA or Ireland. The real final will be the opposite semi. Reminds me a bit of '99 where the real final was between the Wallabies and Springboks.
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