TRAINING CAMP
Curwin Bosch gets Bok nod
The camp provides another opportunity for us to cast the net wider and also to have a closer look at certain positions
Lions scrumhalf Faf de Klerk appears to be the highest-profile casualty of coach Allister Coetzee’s second season at the helm of the Springboks after he was omitted from a training squad named on Monday. Sharks players who missed the first training camp in February because of Super Rugby duty were included in the group for the camp‚ which will be held in Stellenbosch from April 2-4. Sharks flyhalf sensation Curwin Bosch has been included in the 41-member group with scrumhalf Cobus Reinach‚ who missed all of last season with a knee injury. Coetzee’s decision to overlook De Klerk is a strong indication that the Lions scrumhalf is unlikely to feature for the Boks against France in June. De Klerk has struggled to make the transition to Test rugby after proving himself a capable Super Rugby player, although he was dropped from the Lions starting team earlier this season. Springbok selectors invited 13 Sharks players‚ 10 each from the Lions and Stormers and eight Cheetahs players to the t...
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