Rugby-Bok blow as Mbonambi forced out of clash with New Zealand

FILE PHOTO: Rugby Union - European Challenge Cup Semi Final - Bristol Bears v Bordeaux-Begles - Ashton Gate Stadium, Bristol, Britain - September 25, 2020. Bordeaux Begles' Joseph Dweba celebrates scoring their second try. Action Images via Reuters/Peter Cziborra

JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) - South Africa will start with hooker Joseph Dweba in Saturday's second Rugby Championship fixture against New Zealand after Bongi Mbonambi withdrew from the side named on Tuesday due to a knee injury picked up in training.

The severity of the injury is not yet known but Springbok coach Jacques Nienaber says that, rather than wait on the outcome of scans, they have decided to draft Dweba in for his third test cap.