GAVIN RICH: Bok selectors have backup players coming out of their ears
Ten months before the World Cup the coaches have most positions covered, including the most important ones
28 November 2022 - 05:02
During the 2019 Rugby World Cup there was one nagging question that kept being asked as the Springboks advanced towards the business end of the competition. What happens if Handré Pollard is injured?
It felt like there was a big gap between the Bok first choice and second choice flyhalf, Elton Jantjies, and then an even bigger one to the next cab off the rank. And there were questions over other positions that nagged too. Duane Vermeulen’s backup at No 8 for one. And Pieter-Steph du Toit on the blindside flank...
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