Bok coach Rassie Erasmus to try out new line-up in third Test against England
Flyhalf Elton Jantjies will have a chance to impress coach Rassie Erasmus after being named in the Springbok starting line-up for the third Test against England at Newlands on Saturday. In all there are five changes to the starting team from last week, while 37-year-old hooker Schalk Brits earns a place on the bench. Warrick Gelant at fullback‚ Jesse Kriel and Andre Esterhuizen in the midfield‚ Jantjies at flyhalf and hooker Chiliboy Ralepelle are the changes to the team that won the second Test 23-12 in Bloemfontein. After winning the first Test 42-39 in Johannesburg, the Boks have secured the series‚ which has given Erasmus some freedom to experiment. Jantjies‚ who started in the 22-20 loss to Wales earlier in June‚ is preferred to Handré Pollard this weekend even though he has only played four minutes in the series. He was not even selected for the second Test in Bloemfontein‚ but Erasmus says that Jantjies’s role in the squad has been clearly defined. "It’s seldom that I change ...
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