Springboks finally show clarity with selections
'There are a total of 15 changes to the 23 that lost 57-15 to the All Blacks in Durban in their final outing of the 2016 Rugby Championship'
18 August 2017 - 07:57
The Springbok coaching staff showed clarity in their selection policies on Thursday even though they surprised slightly by selecting Uzair Cassiem at No 8. The Boks will have no shortage of lineout options both in the starting XV and on the bench for Saturday’s vital rugby Championship opener against Argentina in Port Elizabeth. Cassiem was named at No 8 over Jean-Luc du Preez in an otherwise predictably straightforward selection by coach Allister Coetzee. The Cheetahs used Cassiem sparingly as a lineout option in Super Rugby‚ taking 12 balls over the entire season while managing to steal two.
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