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Elsom and Van der Linde decisions postponed25 August 2008, 2:15 pmBy Scrum.com
A decision on whether Wallabies flanker Rocky Elsom and Springboks prop CJ van der Linde will be available for Saturday's Tri-Nations Test in Johannesburg will not be made until tomorrow.
The duo today fronted a SANZAR judicial panel in Durban after being cited for alleged foul play during last weekend’s 27-15 win by the Wallabies over South Africa at the ABSA Stadium.
A decision following the two-hour hearing was deferred, and will be announced tomorrow.
Meanwhile the injured Wallabies pairing of lock Daniel Vickerman and inside centre Berrick Barnes are returning to Australia this evening.
The pair, who both sustained shoulder injuries last weekend at Durban which have ruled them out of Saturday’s re-match against South Africa at Coca Cola (formerly Ellis) Park, left the team’s Durban base this afternoon.
The loss of the two players has been partially compensated by the arrival from Australia of Western Force skipper Nathan Sharpe, who is scheduled to join the team in Durban this evening ahead of the Wallabies’ penultimate Tri-Nations fixture.
The Wallabies side to play South Africa will be named on Thursday.
Lock/back-row forward Hugh McMeniman, who was a late withdrawal from last weekend’s historic win due to illness, is on the road to recovery and is expected to be fit for selection.
The Wallabies will be chasing back-to-back wins over the Springboks for the first time in 45 years when they line up against the World Cup champions on Saturday night.
Australia has only once won successive Tests in South Africa – in 1963 when the Wallabies beat the Boks 9-5 in Cape Town and 11-9 in Johannesburg two weeks later.
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