Bok heavies to bear down on Lions
The tight five is in the cross hairs as Mark Keohane and Zelim Nel meet up in ‘The War Room’ to finalise a Bok team to bash the British & Irish Lions in the series decider.
The tight five is in the cross hairs as Mark Keohane and Zelim Nel meet up in ‘The War Room’ to finalise a Bok team to bash the British & Irish Lions in the series decider.
Marcell Coetzee and Marco van Staden will bring a massive presence at the breakdown, as SA Rugby magazine readers have given the duo a Springbok call-up for the British & Irish Lions series.
The Springboks will face Six Nations champions Wales on 6 November 2021 in the first match of the itinerary for their end-of-year tour.
Springbok centre Damian de Allende played a starring role as Munster hammered Leinster in the opening round of the Rainbow Cup this past weekend.
Take a look at who the bookies’ odds suggest will play for the British & Irish Lions in the Test series against the Springboks.
Mark Keohane and Zelim Nel are back in ‘The War Room’ to select a Bok back row that demolishes the British & Irish Lions in the series decider.
Check out this video where iconic former Bok wing Bryan Habana picks his XV to face the B&I Lions, opting to go for Damian Willemse at 10 due to injury uncertainty around Handre Pollard.
Three foreign-based forwards – Jasper Wiese, Joseph Dweba and Nicolaas Janse van Rensburg – have been linked with the Springbok alignment camps in preparation for the British & Irish Lions series.
Premiership owners have reportedly labelled the British & Irish Lions’ offer for player compensation as ‘derisory’ in the latest development in their stand-off over player releases.
Cheetahs speedster Rosko Specman is reportedly no longer in the frame to play for the Blitzboks during the Tokyo Olympic Games as he closes in on a Springbok call-up.