SOUTH African rugby was on Sunday rocked by the news that star flanker Johan Erasmus would have to sit out Saturday’s Test against New Zealand at Carisbrook in Dunedin with a rib injury. News of Erasmus’ withdrawal came at an eventful training session in which two other top players — lock Krynauw Otto and utility frontranker Ollie le Roux — also produced injury scares. Otto was stitched up after an accidental clash of heads left him with a gash above his left ear, while Le Roux was struggling with a pulled muscle in in his lower leg. To cap it all, four players — Breyton Paulse, Selborne Boome, Deon Kayser and Kaya Malotana — arrived approximately 25 minutes late for training at a rugby field near the team hotel after oversleeping.