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Ireland lose Robbie Henshaw for deciding third Test with South Africa

Siya Kolisi of the Springboks tackled by Jamie Heaslip of Ireland during the 1st Castle Lager Incoming Series Test match
Image: Siya Kolisi of the Springboks tackled by Jamie Heaslip of Ireland

Ireland centre Robbie Henshaw will miss the deciding third Test against South Africa in Port Elizabeth.

The Leinster-bound centre injured knee cartilage in the second match against the Springboks on Saturday and is flying home.

Henshaw, who will need surgery, picked up the injury in the closing stages of the Ellis Park thriller, where South Africa came from 16 points down to beat Ireland 32-26 to level the three-match series 1-1.

Ireland secured their first ever win over the Springboks in South Africa on June 11 with a 26-20 victory at Newlands.

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Ireland coach Joe Schmidt said he was unlikely to bring in a replacement as he has options within the squad to deal with the loss of the 23-year-old.

"There are guys on standby so we can go back to them," Schmidt said. "To be honest, if we can cover it internally we probably will at this stage.

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"It's pretty difficult to get them up to speed and to get them down here is a bit of a mission even."

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