Lloyd Burnard | Am for Mapimpi? Boks boast brightest star power in RWC time of need
One bright Bok star suddenly departs, but another is poised to arrive, completing the most dramatic, spectacular Rugby World Cup comeback.
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One bright Bok star suddenly departs, but another is poised to arrive, completing the most dramatic, spectacular Rugby World Cup comeback.
The Springboks, featuring 14 of the match-day squad of 23 that beat England in the 2019 final, were made to work hard for the win, with just two Manie Libbok penalties to show for their first-half graft, Finn Russell pulling one back for Scotland.
Cheslin Kolbe and Kurt-Lee Arendse are on the South Africa wings for the opening game of its Rugby World Cup title defence against Scotland this weekend, and Damian Willemse is at fullback ahead of Willie le Roux.
At Ellis Park, Johannesburg
Springbok coach Jacques Nienaber has made several changes to his team to face Argentina in their final Rugby Championship Test of the season at Ellis Park on Saturday.
JOHANNESBURG : South Africa have made nine changes to their side for their final Rugby Championship fixture against Argentina at Ellis Park on Saturday, including a first start of the season for hooker Malcolm Marx and the return of Kurt-Lee Arendse on the wing.
Lukhanyo Am goes into Saturday's Rugby Championship Test against New Zealand in the unfamiliar position of searching for the calling card that has made him a great Springbok – that legendary combo where intuition meets accurate execution.
The Springbok coaches have been accused of taking out the romance of the unexpected in sport with their attention to detail in the past, and few decisions underline that more than the non-selection of winger Kurt-Lee Arendse for Saturday’s Rugby Championship match against New Zealand.