Springbok centre Lionel Mapoe has recovered from a hamstring injury and appears a safe bet to start at No13 in the second Test against France at Kings Park here on Saturday. With Jesse Kriel ruled out with concussion after he took a nasty blow to the head in the first Test at Loftus, the No13 jersey is up for grabs. At the team’s media conference in Durban on Monday, Bok coach Allister Coetzee indicated that he would keep Jan Serfontein at No12 and Frans Steyn would again remain on the bench to make way for Mapoe. "I will definitely settle for a specialist outside centre," he said. "Jan [Serfontein] has played such an important role for us at 12 and I wouldn’t want to move him because then you are making two changes. "I would rather stick with Jan at 12 and change with Lionel [Mapoe] or whoever at 13. "I want to take the focus away from Jesse [Kriel] and say how good Jan [Serfontein] was in the first Test. "He was outstanding and I was looking at him and Jesse as a combination becau...
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