GAVIN RICH: Curwin Bosch should be Boks’ flyhalf future
The position remains a problem area for the Springboks
The irony of Curwin Bosch being the star show of an otherwise mediocre weekend for SA in Super Rugby when playing at fullback should not pass without comment at this time when flyhalf is such a potential problem area for the Springboks. You might not consider flyhalf a SA weakness given that Handre Pollard has been in such good form for the Bulls and is showing signs of maturing. But what happens if Pollard and Elton Jantjies are injured before the World Cup? Having both of them out at the same time is not that unlikely. At times both have been injured at the same time, and it has been fortunate that it hasn’t happened when the Boks were playing. The image of Morne Steyn, still playing decent club rugby in France, coming back as a stop-gap in the event of an injury crisis to play the type of role veteran Stephen Donald played for the All Blacks in the 2011 final, is not as unlikely as it should seem. The chasm between Pollard and Jantjies and the rest makes it a possibility. Frans...
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