Springbok captain Siya Kolisi, Sacha Feinberg-Mngomezulu, Lood de Jager, Eben Etzebeth and Morne van den Berg will make welcome returns from injury when national coach Rassie Erasmus and his squad travel to Argentina on Saturday for their one-off Test against Los Pumas in Buenos Aires on Saturday, 8 August.
Springbok head coach Rassie Erasmus has outlined the balancing act facing his coaching team as South Africa prepares for its upcoming Test against Argentina, stressing that while every match is approached with the intention of winning, the broader objective of building towards the Rugby World Cup remains firmly in focus.
The 30-year wait for the return of a full tour between rugby’s greatest rivals ended this week as the All Blacks arrived in South Africa for the start of an eight-match Rugby’s Greatest Rivalry tour.
Springbok head coach Rassie Erasmus says he has paid little attention to the All Blacks’ newly announced squad, despite the excitement surrounding New Zealand’s selections for the upcoming Rugby’s Greatest Rivalry series.
Springbok coach Rassie Erasmus made it clear on Tuesday that the team’s immediate priority is to prepare as thoroughly as possible for next weekend’s one-off clash against Argentina in Buenos Aires.
Few rivalries in world sport carry the history, intensity and global appeal of the Springboks versus the All Blacks.
Springbok coach Rassie Erasmus has called up prop Ntuthuko Mchunu to the national squad for their preparations for the one-off Test against Argentina and the Rugby’s Greatest Rivalry (RGR) series, as the team returns to Test action following a week-long break.
The All Blacks have named a 44-man squad for the inaugural Rugby’s Greatest Rivalry Tour, which will take them to South Africa and the United States over the next seven weeks.
Jan-Hendrik Wessels says the Springboks’ coaching staff have made his transition between loosehead prop and hooker as seamless as possible, with the young forward embracing the challenge of becoming one of the squad’s most versatile front-row players.