Rugby SPRINGBOKS ILL
Four Players In Hospital
(N-Z-P.A.-R«tit®r—Copyright) BELFAST, January 31. Six member, of th, South African Rugby Union touring team were suffering from influenza today. Four of them are receiving attention at a Belfast hospital. Five other Springboks are on the injured list. The tourists' manager (Mr F. Bergh) said today there was a strong possibility that they would be unable to held a full team at Cardiff on Saturday for their final match in Britain against the
ffour In Hospital The four Springboks receiving hospital treatment for influenza are J. Claassen. P. du Toit, F. du Freeze, and R. Johns. In addition. I. Kirkpatrick and F. Roux are confined to bed in Dublin.
Five others player,. L. Wilton. J. Englebrecht. C. Nimb. S. van der Merwe. and H. Botha, are not considered match fit because of injury. The South Africans have been compelled to include two players for tomorrow's game against Leinster ■ in Dublin whom they would have preferred to rest. They are F. Kuhn (twisted ankle) and J. Gainsford (bruised foot).
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Press, Volume C, Issue 29428, 2 February 1961, Page 3
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