SPRINGBOK coach Heyneke Meyer has admitted to a growing concern over the Springboks’ lock position and says he would be in "trouble" if he had to select a team to play right now.With the World Cup in England a little over four months away, the Springboks suddenly have problems in a position where they have enjoyed so much depth down the years.The latest setback was confirmed on Monday when Meyer told reporters that lock Flip van der Merwe, a certainty for his World Cup squad if fit, had made himself unavailable for international rugby this year for undisclosed reasons."Flip is not available for international rugby at the moment," Meyer said."It is a big setback as I’ve always rated him and he is an enforcer. You need an enforcer for international rugby and he can play at (number) five as well."He would be in this squad but unfortunately he isn’t available."The retirement of veteran Bakkies Botha, Andries Bekker’s move to Japan two years ago and injuries to current campaigners has le...
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