Rugby · Ireland International
'Boks hit by Botha injury withdrawal
Saturday, 28 November 2009 12:21South Africa have suffered a setback ahead of today's autumn Test against Ireland with the withdrawal of lock Bakkies Botha.
Botha has failed to recover from a back injury so Andries Bekker takes his place in the starting line-up.
Bekker's place on the bench goes to scrum-half Francois Hougaard, leaving the injury-hit Springboks with no dedicated second-row cover among the substitutes.
