Francois Hougaard only change in Springbok starting XV on Saturday
Experienced scrum-half Francois Hougaard is the only change from last week to the Springbok starting XV selected to play against Argentina in Salta this Saturday. With Ross Cronjé missing the short tour due to an ankle injury‚ Hougaard was the logical choice to start. He was on the bench during last weekend’s 37-15 win over the Pumas in a Rugby Championship first-round match in Port Elizabeth. Hougaard‚ who plays for the Worcester Warriors in England‚ started the third Test against France in June when Cronjé was also nursing an injury. He will earn his 44th Test cap in Salta. Bulls scrum-half Rudy Paige is elevated to the bench with Jano Vermaak‚ who was a late call-up when Cronjé cried off‚ making up the numbers in the touring party. "Francois has played a lot of Test match rugby‚ his work ethic is second to none and he has been working hard up to now since joining the squad‚" coach Allister Coetzee said. "Rudy made a good impact in the third Test against France and I expect the sa...
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