Cape Town - Uncapped former Sharks lock Gerhard Mostert will join the Springbok squad in Sydney on Sunday to cover for a succession of injuries to lock forwards.
Mostert, 26, who was called into the team’s pre-tour camp as a precaution before being released to his European club, will re-join the squad as a replacement for Johann Muller, who has failed to recover from a hamstring strain, and will return to South Africa on Sunday.
Mostert joins the squad from Paris having signed for Stade Francais after a successful season with the Sharks in Vodacom Super Rugby. He fills the gap left by injuries to locks Victor Matfield, Bakkies Botha and Andries Bekker - the latter of whom will undergo surgery on Tuesday for a ruptured ankle tendon which means he will miss the Rugby World Cup.
In addition, lock Flip van der Merwe suffered a rib cartilage injury in the 39-20 defeat by Australia in their Tri-Nations match in Sydney on Saturday.
Van der Merwe suffered the injury in the opening minute of the match and had to withdraw after 34 minutes.
Mostert, 26, who was called into the team’s pre-tour camp as a precaution before being released to his European club, will re-join the squad as a replacement for Johann Muller, who has failed to recover from a hamstring strain, and will return to South Africa on Sunday.
Mostert joins the squad from Paris having signed for Stade Francais after a successful season with the Sharks in Vodacom Super Rugby. He fills the gap left by injuries to locks Victor Matfield, Bakkies Botha and Andries Bekker - the latter of whom will undergo surgery on Tuesday for a ruptured ankle tendon which means he will miss the Rugby World Cup.
In addition, lock Flip van der Merwe suffered a rib cartilage injury in the 39-20 defeat by Australia in their Tri-Nations match in Sydney on Saturday.
Van der Merwe suffered the injury in the opening minute of the match and had to withdraw after 34 minutes.