Injured Steyn may miss South Africa tests next month

JOHANNESBURG: South Africa centre Francois Steyn is facing a spell on the sidelines after sustaining a bad leg injury on Super Rugby duty in New Zealand on Saturday.

“Further news on the extent of his injury and the rehabilitation process will be made in time,” his club side the Sharks said on their website yesterday. Steyn could miss three test matches next month, starting with the one against Italy in Durban on June 8. A week later the Springboks tackle Scotland in Nelspruit and they will then meet one of those two teams or Samoa in a four-nation tournament decider in Pretoria on June 22. — Reuters

TIGHT SPOT: Ronnie O’Sullivan plays a shot against Stuart Bingham of England during their quarter-final match in the World Snooker Championships at The Crucible in Sheffield, northern England in this April 30, file photo. — AFP photo