9 Sep 2009

Delay in naming Boks team

6:01 am on 9 September 2009

The Springboks have delayed naming their team for the Tri-Nations test against New Zealand in Hamilton on Saturday as they await results of fitness tests on injured pair Bryan Habana and Pierre Spies.

Winger Habana went off with a hamstring strain shortly before halftime in the Springboks' 21-6 loss to Australia in Brisbane last weekend and did not return to the field.

Number eight Spies will also be tested after sustaining a groin injury during the Wallabies game.

The team will be named this afternoon.

Lock Bakkies Botha is still recovering from a minor knee injury, but is expected to be named.

The South Africans need just a point to win the Tri-Nations.