Rassie is ‘70% to 80%’ sure of his World Cup Springbok squad
The time for experimenting is over
Cape Town — Springbok coach Rassie Erasmus says he will pick a full-strength team for the Rugby Championships and that he is 70% to 80% sure of what his World Cup squad will look like. With only four Tests to play before the squad departs for Japan for Rugby World Cup 2019‚ Erasmus wants to play his best possible combinations as often as possible. The time for experimentation is over. With so little game time before the Boks open their World Cup account against the All Blacks in Yokohama on September 21‚ Erasmus is going to use every minute wisely.
“We tried to achieve three strategic goals last year — win Tests against the best teams‚ transform the team and build squad depth and experience‚” Erasmus said. “This year there is only one strategic goal — to try and win the World Cup. “We have three Rugby Championship Tests and a fourth Test against Argentina before the World Cup. The first step towards our World Cup goal is to try and win the Rugby Championship. “So we will selec...
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