Pieter-Stephâs pain, Francoâs gain â injury forces a change in Bok squad
Pieter-Steph du Toit has been withdrawn from the Springbok squad after a scan revealed on Monday that he has suffered a grade two hamstring tear over the weekend.
Pieter-Steph du Toit has been withdrawn from the Springbok squad after a scan revealed on Monday that he has suffered a grade two hamstring tear over the weekend.
Handré Pollard is looking forward to playing for the Springboks against the All Blacks in front of a capacity crowd at Loftus Versfeld.
Franco Mostert and Jean-Luc du Preez are back in the Springbok starting team for Saturdayâs Castle Lager Rugby Championship clash against the All Blacks.
Youâd expect the Bok side to be loaded with Lions players. However just seven Lions players made the cut. Warren Whiteley is injured and Ruan Dreyer, Ruan Combrinck, Rohan Janse van Rensburg and Faf de Klerk â all previous Springboks â are out of favour.
Experienced flyhalves Handré Pollard and Lionel Cronjé are amongst 14 players invited to a Springbok medical and conditioning assessment camp, which will be held in Stellenbosch next week.
Hardworking prop Ruan Dreyer will make his debut for the Springboks on Saturday in the final Castle Lager Incoming Series Test against France.
Lionel Mapoe will replace Jesse Kriel at outside centre in the only change to the Springbok line-up for the second Castle Lager Incoming Series Test match against France in Durban on Saturday.
In Allister Coetzee’s first year as Springbok coach, he was not afraid to move players around and play them out of their specialist positions.
Springbok coach Allister Coetzee on Tuesday named a 31-man squad for a three-Test series against France in June.
A combination of selections and pre-match talk suggests that the Springboks are looking to grind out a result against the All Blacks in Durban on Saturday.