Eztebeth t leads South Africa with Whitely ruled out

■By SAM JACKSON
SOUTH Africa captain Warren Whiteley will miss the end-of-year tour of Europe after doctors said his groin injury would take two more months to heal.
Outstanding lock Eben Etzebeth, below, will lead the Springboks in his absence in Tests against Ireland, France, Italy and Wales in November and December.
Whiteley was injured in the build-up to the last Test against France in June’s three-match series and missed the entire Rugby Championship.
He had been expected to return for the final games of the annual Southern Hemisphere championship, but is now...

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