Springboks rue missed chances in victory over the Wallabies
The Springboks could have beaten Australia far more comfortably if they had taken their chances, said Rassie Erasmus, Director of Rugby.
The Springboks could have beaten Australia far more comfortably if they had taken their chances, said Rassie Erasmus, Director of Rugby.
The Springboks will face the Wallabies on Saturday in Brisbane with a new-look front row, a reshuffled loose trio as well as a different midfield combination following the announcement of the South African match 23.
The Springboks’ Castle Lager Rugby Championship home fixtures for 2018 were confirmed on Monday with matches scheduled for Pretoria, Durban and Port Elizabeth.
Ross Cronjé has shrugged off his ankle injury and comes back at scrumhalf in the Springbok team for Saturday’s important Castle Lager Rugby Championship Test against Australia.
Rudy Paige will make his starting debut for the Springboks on Saturday in the team’s penultimate Rugby Championship fixture of the year.
Rob Houwing recalls some of the better moments enjoyed by Springbok fans against the Wallabies at Loftus.
Rob Houwing thinks that the Boks may even be flirting with a lurch back toward the indecisiveness and results trauma of the Rudolf Straeuli era.
Springbok coach Allister Coetzee has included Francois Hougaard, Juan de Jongh and Jesse Kriel in a revamped backline for the Rugby Championship Test against the Wallabies.
Predictably, there has been a swift and varied reaction to the news that Adriaan Strauss has decided to quit international rugby at the end of the year.
Lwazi Mvovo and Francois Hougaard were both included in the 28-man Springbok squad for the two away Rugby Championship Tests against Australia and New Zealand.