Springbok coach, Rassie Erasmus has indicated that veteran hooker, Schalk Brits could be making a return to Test rugby at Newlands on Saturday.
South Africa took an unassailable 2-0 lead in the three-match series against England, following another come-from-behind victory in Bloemfontein, running off 23-12 victors.
Having been hauled out of retirement by Erasmus, who called him up to the squad in the lead-up to the second Test, Brits was not included in the matchday 23 but may find himself returning to action at what used to be his hunting ground back in his Stormers days, Newlands.
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Springbok legend, Joel Stransky believes South Africa have it in them to to defeat England, when the two sides clash over three Tests in June this year. The series against the Poms begins a week after the Boks take on Wales in a historic once-off Test against Wales in Washington DC, in what will be new coach, Rassie Erasmus’ first game in charge after a horrid 2017 under Allister Coetzee. Speaking to the Mirror, the World Cup-winning former flyhalf said home ground advantage, as well as their opponents’ injury woes will tip the scales in the hosts’ favour. Free signup to our Expat Match …just click ExpatMatch.com now !! “South Africa will feel that home ground advantage is big,” Stransky said. “The fact it’s the end of the northern hemisphere season and England players will be tired is another considerat Springbok legend, Bryan Habana has announced that the current season will be his last in professional rugby. The 34-year old has been plying his trade at French Top 14 outfit, Toulon and has spent much of the current campaign in the sidelines as he has been plagued with injuries, which have seen him not taking part in any competitive action since the start of 2018. He made the announcement on Tuesday, as he took to social media, saying he would have preferred a better end to his career. “I, like most, would have liked my career to have ended differently, but sometimes things don’t turn out quite the way we hope for,” he wrote. “So at the end of this season, it’s time to say goodbye and thank you to the game I so dearly love.” Free signup to our Expat Match …just click
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Rassie Erasmus is getting a slightly easier ride than Allister Coetzee and will be allowed to pick players for the Springboks who are based overseas and do not meet the 30-Test rule. Must be nice to be Rassie Erasmus. While strict rules were in place for his predecessor when it came to picking overseas players, Erasmus will be allowed to do so. According to a report in this weekend’s City Press, he has been given approval to “pick any player who might qualify for the Bok team, provided he gives valid reasons for that player’s selection”. Free signup to our Expat Match …just click ExpatMatch.com now !! While the 30-Test rule still applies, SA Rugby will even make exceptions for that “under certain circumstances”. The rule was implemented last season to try and stop players leaving the country, but clear We could see a return of the likes of Bismarck du Plessis back in the Bok setup as Rassie prepares for next year’s World Cup. A number of players plying their trade outside the country could find themselves back in the reckoning for the Boks if director of rugby Rassie Erasmus is to get his way. According to Rapport, Erasmus has held talks with a number of overseas-based players in a bid to involve them in the setup going into the 2019 Rugby World Cup in Japan. SA Rugby ‘s selection policy as it is does not allow for overseas-based players with less than 30 Test caps to qualify for selection into the national team but, according to the publication, the former Bok skipper has in his sights a few players with only a handful of appearances for the side. Free signup to our Expat Match …just click ExpatMatch.com now !!Rugby News: Joel Stransky tips the Boks to triumph over England
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