SPRINGBOK DEBUT
Sibusiso Nkosi ‘excited but not nervous’ ahead of Springbok debut
For a young man who is about to make his Springbok debut, Sibusiso Nkosi does not appear to have the demeanour of someone burdened by the magnitude of the occasion.Bok coach Rassie Erasmus on Thursday named the 22-year-old Sharks right wing in the starting line-up as one of three debutants — the others are Lions left wing Aphiwe Dyantyi and Bulls lock RG Snyman — to face England at Ellis Park on Saturday.Nkosi is one of the eight black players in the starting line-up to be led by Siya Kolisi.Nkosi faced the media at the team’s base at Montecasino in Johannesburg on Thursday and said he was not feeling any nerves ahead of the encounter and was just happy to finally get the honour of realising his childhood dream to represent SA."I am not nervous but more excited than anything," he said."I am confident in the players that are surrounding me because they bring confidence to me. We are well prepared."There is a lot of attention to detail and I am not feeling any nerves as yet."Ellis Par...
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