Springbok latest: Herschel Jantjies cleared to train after positive Covid-19 test

The Springboks will immediately resume their preparations for their upcoming Tests against Georgia after feedback received from the Lions Series Medical Advisory Group.

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The Springboks were forced to suspend training after three players – Herschel Jantjies, Vincent Koch and Sbu Nkosi – tested positive for Covid-19 on Sunday following real-time polymerase chain reaction (PCR) tests on arrival at the team hotel in Johannesburg.

Jantjies, who previously tested positive for the virus, has since been cleared and can return to training.

Because of the strict precautionary measures taken by the team and the effective isolation protocols since the squad assembled, the Springboks have been cleared to resume their training programme from Monday afternoon.

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The Springbok team to face Georgia in the first of two Test matches at Loftus Versfeld on Friday, 2 July will be announced on Tuesday.

The match is currently due to kick off at 19:00 meaning it would finish after 21:00 when the newest South African curfew kicks in. There was no word from SA Rugby whether a change will be made to the starting time.

The second Test is scheduled for Ellis Park on Friday, 9 July.

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