After difficult start to 2026, Etzebeth thrilled to be playing again: ‘Tough to watch from the side’
” First Test setback The Boks have had to dig deep in Rugby’s Greatest Rivalry so far, losing the opener 33-16, before bouncing back with 33-26 and 29-24 wins to take a 2-1 lead into what should be a thrilling finale this weekend.
We’ve been in this situation before, and we said after the first Test match that we can’t lose another game, so the pressure was on.
But, he was finally able to return to action in August, playing the full 80 minutes in their one-off Test against Argentina in Buenos Aires, and has since played the full 80 in the first two All Blacks Tests at Ellis Park and in Cape Town, before coming off after 56 minutes for Lood de Jager in Soweto last weekend.
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