World Cup winner Sbu Nkosi could miss South Africa’s clash against Wales because his passport has run out of pages
WORLD CUP winning South Africa star Sbu Nkosi could miss their game against Wales. . . because his passport has run out of pages!
According to Afrikaans newspaper Rapport, Nkosi’s passport is valid, but he doesn’t have enough blank pages to apply for a visa and needs to get a new passport to travel.
Nkosi is not yet in Cardiff and faces a race against time to land in time for Saturday’s game.
Springboks assistant coach Deon Davids said: “In terms of Sbu Nkosi, there are logistical issues that need clarifying and he will hopefully join us soon. He is not yet with the squad, but all the other players are with the squad.
“Obviously, his situation will also be discussed.”
Wales come into the match off the back of a spanking from New Zealand.
Jonathan Davies was in a grumpy mood after the match – but was able to turn his attention to Saturday.
He said: “We worked extremely hard to try and get a result and when you don’t get it, it does hurt.
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“But we have another opportunity next week to put our wrongs to right. And that is what this group will want to show next week.
“We need to exit properly and not put pressure on ourselves.
“The way South Africa play, they want to put pressure on you, and for us it is about making sure we build and play in the right areas of the field.”