Louw, who was one of only five players to retain their places in Springbok coach Rassie Erasmus’ starting team from the last Test, as the coach made 10 changes to the matchday team, was excited about the clash and the opportunity to start once again, and he hoped to make the most of every opportunity
The Bok duo added that the players didn’t need extra motivation to maintain that standard of play when they meet Australia in their second Castle Lager Rugby Championship clash at the Optus Stadium. Springbok coach Rassie Erasmus is trying hard to strike a balance between maintaining the strong form that has seen them win 17
Salmaan Moerat will captain the team from lock while regular captain Siya Kolisi is one of nine players from Saturday’s 33-7 victory who is rotated. Marco van Staden (loose forward) is promoted from the bench to take Kolisi’s No 6 jersey, while the only players retaining starting places are Cheslin Kolbe (wing), Jesse Kriel (centre),
The match-23 feature only three changes from the group that faced the Irish with the only new players being Louw (No 8), two-time Rugby World Cup-winning scrumhalf Cobus Reinach, and replacement utility forward Ben-Jason Dixon. The 22-year-old Feinberg-Mngomezulu is elevated to start at flyhalf after four appearances off the bench this season (coming on at
Jan-Hendrik Wessels, who made his Test debut 10 days ago against Portugal in Bloemfontein, said on Tuesday it was a massive honour to be a member of Springbok coach Rassie Erasmus’ 33-man squad for the Castle Lager Rugby Championship and added that he relished every moment of being part of the group. The 23-year-old utility
Vodacom Bulls skipper, Ruan Nortje leads an eight-man Vodacom Bulls ensemble called up to the Springboks setup for the 2024 Castle Lager Rugby Championship. Nortje is joined by Johan Grobbelaar, Elrigh Louw, Gerhard Steenekamp, Jan-Hendrik Wessels and Bok regulars in Kurt-Lee Arendse, Marco Van Staden and Willie Le Roux. The octet out of the capital
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