Junior Springbok coach Chean Roux has made six changes to his starting lineup for his side’s next World Championship warm-up game against Wales at Cardiff Arms Park on Tuesday. The Junior Boks have been in good form in their pre-tournament outings‚ most recently thrashing Scotland 41-3 last Friday to kick-start their tour on a positive note. In April they beat Georgia 48-23 and 55-14 in Stellenbosch. Results are less important than form and testing combinations on this tour‚ especially as flyhalf Damian Willemse has yet to be released from his Super Rugby duties at the Stormers. The 19-year-old Willemse‚ who gave a mature display when the Stormers beat the Bulls at the weekend‚ will play against the Chiefs at Newlands this weekend before attending to his Junior Bok commitments. This allows Roux to experiment at halfback while the undisputed No1 continues to wow fans at a higher level. For Wales the team features a new centre pairing of Manuel Rass and Lyle Hendricks‚ while scrumhalf...
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