Sept 26 (Reuters) – South Africa captain Warren Whiteley will not be fit for the last two matches of the Rugby Championship but should return for the tour of Europe, officials said. A groin injury has kept the 30-year-old number eight out of his country’s last five internationals and he missed the Super Rugby final for the Lions. Whiteley was injured in the June test series against France but had initially expected to return midway through the southern hemisphere tournament. South Africa play Australia in their penultimate game in Bloemfontein on Saturday and complete their programme against world champions New Zealand in Cape Town on Oct. 7. (Reporting by Mark Gleeson in Cape Town,; Editing by Ed Osmond)

Source: The Star September 26, 2017 10:52 UTC