South Africa centre Damian de Allende has played down fears he could miss the British & Irish Lions series after he was burned in a fire pit accident on Saturday along with three other Munster team mates. De Allende and Springbok lock RG Snyman were with Irish internationals Mike Haley and CJ Stander when petrol was poured onto the fire, causing an explosion. World Cup winners De Allende and Snyman sustained burns to their legs, hands and face, but after treatment in hospital the Bok centre says there are no fears of him missing the Lions series. “We were just sitting around the fire and one of the boys threw a bit of petrol over (it) and then it caught his hand,” De Allende told South Africa’s SuperSport.com on Tuesday, without revealing the culprit. We should be okay in a few weeks.”De Allende is an integral part of the Bok side and would be a big miss.

Source: The Star June 08, 2021 11:26 UTC