TMO to miss Ireland-England after stabbing

Television Match Official Shaun Veldsman will miss Sunday's Six Nations clash between Ireland and England after he was assaulted at the weekend.



Veldsman was attacked in his car following after acting as TMO for Saturday's Super Rugby match between the Stormers and Blues.

Reports from South Africa state he was stabbed in the chest with a sharp object while driving on the N2.



The stabbing punctured a hole in his lung but he is stable in hospital with the lung successfully re-inflated, according to a South Africa Rugby Union spokesperson.



Medics have since declared him unfit to tra…