Breaking: Second Boks vs Georgia Test cancelled
The second Test between the Springboks and Georgia has been officially cancelled following a number of players and management testing positive for Covid-19 in both camps.
The second Test between the Springboks and Georgia has been officially cancelled following a number of players and management testing positive for Covid-19 in both camps.
The Wallabies had to rely on an 84th-minute penalty to snatch a 23-21 win over a youthful and depleted French side at Suncorp Stadium on Wednesday.
In this new SuperSport segment, Swys de Bruin and Hanyani Shimange analyse Pieter-Steph du Toit and Springbok captain Siya Kolisi’s performances against Georgia.
The second Test match between the Springboks and Georgia is now likely to be called off amid suspicions of positive Covid-19 cases in the Georgian squad.
Wallabies fullback Kurtley Beale has warned Australia against a “very unpredictable and exciting” France ahead of a Test series in which the visitors are lacking a host of first-choice players.
SARugbymag.co.za looks at the top stats and performances from the Springboks’ victory over Georgia in the first Test.
Veteran Australia back James O’Connor was on Monday ruled out of the first Test against a depleted France, but Wallabies playmaker Matt To’omua was declared fit after a neck injury.
Springbok flank Pieter-Steph du Toit says he is more than willing to shift back to the second row if needed during the British & Irish Lions series.
Springbok forwards coach Deon Davids has confirmed that lock RG Snyman has left the squad to undergo a skin graft on the burns he suffered last month.
Lock RG Snyman will reportedly have to undergo a skin graft after sustaining burns to his knee during a “fire-pit accident” in Ireland last month.