Springboks suspend training after another virus infection
JOHANNESBURG (AP) - South Africa was isolating after suspending training again on Monday following another positive test for the coronavirus in the squad.
Lock Lood de Jager tested positive, forcing the squad back into isolation as a precaution, SA Rugby said in a statement. They will be tested again.
The Springboks are preparing for a second test against Georgia this Friday at Ellis Park.
Its the second occasion the squad has been infected since it moved camp to Johannesburg.
Prop Vincent Koch and winger Sbu Nkosi tested positive and were put in isolation on June 27. Backs Lukhanyo Am and Makazole Mapimpi joined them as close contacts but have been cleared to play this week.
Scrumhalf Herschel Jantjies also tested positive but a review considered it a false positive. Jantjies appeared as a replacement for the Springboks last Friday when they beat Georgia in the first test 40-9 in Pretoria.
The Springboks are building up for the three-test series against the British and Irish Lions from July 24.
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