Habana out of Springbok tour

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Spingbok emblemBryan Habana was forced out of the Springbok tour of Britain and Ireland on Tuesday because of a hand injury.

Habana fractured a bone in his left hand during morning practice and will return to South Africa shortly. His place in Saturday’s team is taken by Lwazi Mvovo – who is promoted from the bench – while the experienced Adi Jacobs joins the replacements.

Habana suffered the injury during a defensive drill when he fell awkwardly on his hand after tackling Morne Steyn.

The injury reduces the tour squad to 27 players. An announcement on replacements will be issued in due course.

The revised Springbok team is:

South Africa v Scotland

Murrayfield, Edinburgh, November 20 2010

Name Province

Age

Caps

15

Zane Kirchner Vodacom Blue Bulls

26

12

14

Gio Aplon Vodacom Western Province

28

11

13

Frans Steyn Racing Metro

23

40

12

Jean de Villiers Vodacom WP

29

65

11

Lwazi Mvovo The Sharks

24

0

10

Morne Steyn Vodacom Blue Bulls

26

23

9

Francois Hougaard The Vodacom Blue Bulls

22

6

8

Ryan Kankowski The Sharks

25

16

7

Juan Smith Vodacom Cheetahs

29

67

6

Deon Stegmann Vodacom Blue Bulls

24

2

5

Victor Matfield (captain) Vodacom Blue Bulls

33

103

4

Bakkies Botha Vodacom Blue Bulls

31

70

3

Jannie du Plessis The Sharks

28

22

2

Bismarck du Plessis The Sharks

26

34

1

Tendai Mtawarira The Sharks

25

24

REPLACEMENTS

16

Adriaan Strauss Vodacom Cheetahs

24

7

17

CJ van der Linde Vodacom Cheetahs

30

67

18

Flip van der Merwe Vodacom Blue Bulls

25

8

19

Willem Alberts The Sharks

26

1

20

Ruan Pienaar Ulster, N Ireland

26

45

21

Patrick Lambie The Sharks

20

2

22

Adi Jacobs The Sharks

30

30

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