De Villiers' surgery on broken jaw successful

CAPE TOWN (Reuters) - South Africa captain Jean de Villiers had surgery on a broken jaw on Wednesday and was discharged within hours, officials said. De Villiers returned home form the Rugby World Cup on Monday after breaking his jaw in the Springboks’ 46-6 victory over Samoa in Birmingham on Saturday. It was the latest in a series of injury setbacks for the 34-year-old centre, who has since announced his retirement from test rugby. “It went well with the operation. He had his wisdom teeth removed and a plate inserted in the jaw,” Springboks doctor Craig Roberts said. De Villiers said on Tuesday he hoped to return to England within a fortnight to support his team mates at the tournament.

(Reuters)

(Reporting by Mark Gleeson; Editing by Rex Gowar)