Knee and Knockout: The impressive blow a Springboks player received against the All Blacks

On the first date of Rugby Championshipthe Springbok they got strong, they defeated 26 to 10 i All Blacks at the Mbombela stadium in the city of Nelspruit and delivered their third consecutive defeat to the New Zealanders.

But in the long-awaited game of the Southern Hemisphere tournament, an image surprised the thousands of people who watched the stadium. It is that, after only 40 seconds of play, the scrum half Faf de Klerk he wanted to face the wing caleb clarke but He collided brutally with his knee and was knocked out.

The 30-year-old scrum-half expert suffered darkening and had to leave the playing field with oxygen and assisted by medical personnel on stretchers. To calm the fear of those present, it was confirmed that did not suffer any serious injuries and was seen returning through the locker room tunnel 20 minutes after leaving the pitch. Then, he was cheered throughout the stadium.

It had been just forty seconds when this moment of tension and nervousness was experienced. Referee Angus Gardner immediately stopped play so that the Springboks scrum-half could receive the necessary attention. In his place came Hendrikse.

De Klerk was world champion with the Springboks in 2019 and returned to the starting eleven after missing his team’s second and third rounds on the last tour. For his part, the New Zealand winger was playing his first game with the All Blacks since November 2022.

Finally, the local public celebrated the South African team’s victory against the New Zealanders 26-10, after eight years of not being able to do it on their own land. A good way to tackle the start of the rugby championship.

The All Blacks were coming out of two straight home losses to Ireland. With this defeat to South Africa, he has chained a third consecutive setback and will have to work to raise his head. They will take revenge next Saturday.