Rassie Erasmus has recalled Rugby World Cup winner Jean Kleyn to the Springboks squad following the 'sad' injury to Ruan Nortje.

South Africa have been forced into another squad change ahead of Sunday’s match against Scotland after forward Ruan Nortje suffered a leg injury in training in Edinburgh.

Jean Kleyn was called up on Friday as a Springboks replacement for Ruan Nortje, who suffered a leg injury at training on Wednesday, ahead of the Test against Scotland in Edinburgh on Sunday.

For this Sunday’s Test against Scotland, towering lock Ruan Nortje was expected to ... national team for the first time this season after making a return to the United Rugby Championship in September ...

World Cup-winning lock Jean Kleyn will join the Springboks in Scotland on Friday in place of the injured Ruan Nortje, who has been ruled out of the rest of the UK tour.

A key Springbok player has been forced to return home on the eve of the team’s first end-of-year Test against Scotland.