Boks hit by injuries, second string likely for Championship
Team that won the Rugby World Cup in Japan in 2019 already without the talents of retirees Tendai Mtawarira‚ Francois Louw and Schalk Brits
15 September 2020 - 18:27
The Springboks’ fielding of a weakened‚ inexperienced team in the Rugby Championship may in the end be dictated by circumstance rather than design.
The team that won the Rugby World Cup in Japan in 2019 is already without the talents of Tendai Mtawarira‚ Francois Louw and Schalk Brits‚ who have retired. But now, a crippling injury list is threatening to undermine their status as the world’s highest-ranked team...
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