WATCH | Graeme College rugby player to take up athletics after amputation - with new prosthetic blade

Simnikiwe Bosman, the Grade 11 Graeme College rugby player whose promising career came to an end when his leg was amputated, has a prosthetic blade, which will allow him to participate in athletics. 

Seventeen-year-old Bosman from Makhanda dislocated his knee joint while defending a try during a game against St Andrews College at Graeme College rugby field on 5 September 2021, which caused significant damage to a main artery.

St Andrews College eventually won by 21 to 15.