Scrumhalf search a priority for Boks
Springbok coach Rassie Erasmus needs to select a group of scrumhalves this June with the 2019 World Cup in mind, writes JON CARDINELLI.
Springbok coach Rassie Erasmus needs to select a group of scrumhalves this June with the 2019 World Cup in mind, writes JON CARDINELLI.
Eben Etzebeth looks set to miss the Springboks’ four Tests in June after the Stormers confirmed that the lock will not make a return to Super Rugby until July.
Lood de Jager is set to be sidelined for at least six months after a second scan on Wednesday revealed his injury is worse than initially expected.
Victor Matfield says he would pick RG Snyman and Pieter-Steph du Toit as the lock pairing for the June Test series against England.
Bulls duo Lood de Jager and Lizo Gqoboka have been ruled out of the June Test series against England after suffering injuries in the recent match against the Sharks.
Rassie Erasmus will be allowed to select any overseas-based player for the Springboks this season.
Springbok hooker Malcolm Marx is set to miss at least the first three Tests of the season due to a hamstring tendon tear.
Kagoshima City will host the Springboks’ pre-tournament holding camp in the lead-up to next year’s World Cup in Japan.
Joel Stransky has predicted a 2-1 series win for the Springboks against England in June.
SA Rugby has welcomed the ‘successful achievement’ of its targets in the latest report of the Eminent Persons Group on Transformation in Sport (EPG).