Rugby-South Africa wing Mapimpi ruled out of World Cup

FILE PHOTO:Rugby Union - 3rd Test - South Africa v Wales - Cape Town Stadium, Cape Town, South Africa - July 16, 2022 South Africa's Makazole Mapimpi during the warm up before the match REUTERS/Siphiwe Sibeko/File Photo

MARSEILE, France (Reuters) - South Africa wing Makazole Mapimpi has been ruled out of the remainder of the Rugby World Cup in France with a fractured eye socket, director of rugby Rassie Erasmus confirmed on Monday.

Mapimpi was injured in a clash of heads with Augustine Pulu in the Springboks’ 49-18 Pool B victory over Tonga in Marseille on Sunday, which edged them closer to a quarter-final place.