Five big lessons for the Springboks ahead of All Black clash
Five things to take away from Saturday's Rugby Championship encounters in Perth and New Plymouth
The Springboks have plenty of positives and some negatives they can take from their 23-all draw against the Wallabies while the All Blacks again had to dig deep against Argentina. Five things to take away from Saturday's Rugby Championship encounters in Perth and New Plymouth. 1) The Boks will miss Coenie Oosthuizen Just when Coenie Oosthuizen makes his international breakthrough as a tighthead‚ he then goes and breaks his arm. That'll rule him out for the rest of the Rugby Championship. While this is a blow‚ it allows Springbok coach Allister Coetzee to test his bench strength as there are the likes of Trevor Nyakane and Ruan Dreyer who can stake a claim with the first choice tightheads now injured. All the tighthead contenders are under 30‚ which bodes well for the 2019 Rugby World Cup 2) Coetzee has a delightful selection headache at lock Pieter-Steph du Toit's rousing performance may put Coetzee under some pressure ahead of Saturday's test against the All Blacks. Franco Mostert ...
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