Although Eben Etzebeth was not picked in the Springboks team to face the All Blacks in their Rugby Championship clash at Ellis Park over the weekend, coach Rassie Erasmus has revealed the talismanic lock may still be drafted into the team.
Battling a meniscus knee injury, Etzebeth was first ruled out of the match on Sunday before he was able to attend a full training session on Monday.
The Springbok policy of only allowing players who train on a Monday to be eligible for selection would have been enforced for Etzebeth, had he not been fit.
Though the official team was announced on Tuesday, Erasmus explained what transpired with Etzebeth and that there is a chance that he might still take his place in the team.
Waiting on a miracleSunday we pick the team, Monday we announced the team internally with Eben out. Our policy is if you cant train on Monday, you cant play on Saturday.
