Boks recall Vermeulen, Steyn for Rugby Championship
CAPE TOWN : South Africa have recalled experienced duo Duane Vermeulen and Frans Steyn to their squad for the home leg of the Rugby Championship but will be without injured wing Cheslin Kolbe.
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CAPE TOWN : South Africa have recalled experienced duo Duane Vermeulen and Frans Steyn to their squad for the home leg of the Rugby Championship but will be without injured wing Cheslin Kolbe.
The Springboks have confirmed that a broken jaw has ruled influential winger Cheslin Kolbe out of action until September.
Springbok coach Jacques Nienaber says the decision to substitute No 8 Jasper Wiese before half-time of Saturday's third Test against Wales was purely tactical.
The Springboks are not making excuses for their inaccuracy in front of the posts over the past two weeks against Wales, but there is an understanding that they are not at their best.
South Africa and Wales face off one more time today to decide the winner of the summer Test series.
Springbok coach Jacques Nienaber's decision to shake-up his team for last week's second Test against Wales proved a hot topic of discussion on the South African rugby landscape.
Before Evan Roos became the bellowing soon-to-be Springbok back-rower, many thought by this point in the World Cup cycle it would be Juarno Augustus' name writ large in a Test starting XV.
If there was one enduring facet in the Springboks' supremely inaccurate but well-earned 32-29 win against Wales in the first Test at Loftus Versfeld on Saturday, it was the endeavour of the forwards that was encapsulated by Elrigh Louw.