Still more work to be done says Duane Vermeulen
The Boks smashed Argentina 46-13 in Salta on Saturday to clinch the Southern Hemisphere crown for the first time since 2009.
The Boks smashed Argentina 46-13 in Salta on Saturday to clinch the Southern Hemisphere crown for the first time since 2009.
The experienced Tendai Mtawarira, Bongi Mbonambi and Trevor Nyakane will pack down in the Springbok front row when South Africa face Argentina in the third and final Castle Lager Rugby Championship encounter in Salta on Saturday.
SA Rugby’s Director of Rugby, Rassie Erasmus, will take charge of the Barbarians when the club returns to action later this season.
As to be expected, the Springbok team has been pruned for the trip to Argentina for Saturday’s Rugby Championship Test match in Mendoza.
The Springboks’ Castle Lager Rugby Championship home fixtures for 2018 were confirmed on Monday with matches scheduled for Pretoria, Durban and Port Elizabeth.
Experienced flyhalf Handré Pollard, scrumhalf Ross Cronje and utility back Dillyn Leyds have been included in the Springbok touring squad for the Australasian leg of the Castle Lager Rugby Championship as coach Allister Coetzee opted for continuity.
Experienced scrumhalf Francois Hougaard will make his 44th Test appearance for the Springboks when South Africa faces Argentina in the high altitude of Salta on Saturday evening.
Stop-start…that’s probably the best way to describe Coenie Oosthuizen’s remodelled career as an international (and domestic) tighthead prop.
Uzair Cassiem will start at No 8 for the Springboks in the opening match of the Castle Lager Rugby Championship at the Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium in Port Elizabeth this coming Saturday.
Springboks captain Adriaan Strauss is currently feeling the heat, but Rob Houwing reckons speculation about his demise might be premature.