COETZEE AIMS FOR CONTINUITY
Du Preez set for Bok start with Kriel on bench
The Springboks may already have won the series against France, but coach Allister Coetzee does not plan to take the foot off the pedal in the dead rubber at Ellis Park on Saturday. Coetzee will not make wholesale changes to the squad. He did not want to tamper with the consistency the squad had achieved in the past two weeks, he said. In the only change, Jean-Luc du Preez is expected to start at No7 for the first time in the series. He will replace Oupa Mohoje, who has been ruled out after being stretchered off the field in the first half with concussion last week. Springbok doctor Konrad von Hagen said centre Jesse Kriel’s recovery had gone well. "If all goes well in the final phase of recovery, he will be available for selection on Saturday‚" Von Hagen said. Du Preez earned rave reviews for his impressive performance after coming on for Mohoje in Durban and has a chance to claim a starting place in the team. In his first media conference since the Boks arrived in Johannesburg on M...
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