Damian Willemse is Springboks' future No 12-elect with tweaks, says former stalwart
The thinking here is nothing less than long-term, but Damian Willemse's Springbok future lies at inside centre.
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The thinking here is nothing less than long-term, but Damian Willemse's Springbok future lies at inside centre.
Springbok coach Jacques Nienaber says preparation for the 2023 Rugby World Cup has commenced as they prepare for their title defence in France.
If New Zealand coach Ian Foster had his way, South African teams would never have left Super Rugby.
Perhaps prompted by having a son who'll be playing 13 000km away from him later this year, Bulls director of rugby Jake White took time to sympathise with the Wannenburg family following the tragic death of ex-Springbok, Pedrie.White was an integral part of the 41-year-old's playing career, having picked him as his first-choice blindside flanker in the World Championship-winning Junior Springbok vintage of 2002.Later on, the 20-cap Wannenburg was a regular member of White's national squad.
The chances of Cobus Reinach being fit to make the Springbok squad against Wales look slim with the No 9 set for surgery for a dislocated shoulder.
Former Springbok Pedrie Wannenburg's eight-year-old son, Francois, is in a stable condition in an American hospital after he suffered serious head injuries in a car accident that claimed the life of his father.
Legendary former Springbok captain Dawie de Villiers has died at the age of 81.
SA Rugby president Mark Alexander paid tribute to former Springbok loose forward Pedrie Wannenburg, who tragically died over the weekend.