Overview
- Cheslin Kolbe suffered a broken jaw during South Africa’s third Test against the All Blacks and was taken to hospital after the incident on Saturday, 5 September.
- He left the field for a Head Injury Assessment in the ninth minute of the match and did not return to play.
- Coach Rassie Erasmus confirmed Kolbe’s broken jaw and said he will not travel with the squad to the United States for the upcoming match in Baltimore.
- Kolbe’s wife Layla posted messages asking for prayers, flew to Johannesburg to be at his bedside, and Cheslin publicly thanked her for her support.
- Reports say the injury followed a tackle that involved All Blacks loose forward Luke Jacobson and that Kolbe may also have a shoulder injury, but no detailed prognosis or rehabilitation plan has been released.