The chink in Bok armour on a tough tour
Lack of an unerring goal-kicker is a worry as team strives for convincing showing ahead of the 2023 World Cup
03 November 2022 - 05:00
Director of rugby Rassie Erasmus and Springbok coach Jacques Nienaber have made a number of bold and ambitious selections for the six-game tour of Europe this month. The quest for victories will be paramount as the Boks strive to beat Ireland, ranked No 1 in the world, and France, ranked No 2, and to achieve a rare away win against England.
With Tests on successive Saturdays — from this week’s encounter in Dublin to the match at Twickenham on November 26 — it’s a daunting schedule...
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