World Cup debutants Kurt-Lee Arendse and Grant Williams are counting their blessings after both made the cut for the Springbok squad to help defend the Webb Ellis Cup.
They were last week named by Jacques Nienaber as two of 10 players in a 33-man contingent set to make their first appearance at rugby’s showpiece, kicking off in France in September.
The latter’s first Test start lasted mere seconds – he was concussed in a collision with Argentina fullback Juan Cruz Mallia – but the speedy halfback is set to feature again in the upcoming warm-up matches, against Wales and New Zealand. “God’s hand was over me. I can play, I can walk. Things could’ve turned out very differently. But I am standing here, and I made the World Cup squad.”
His career trajectory took off after he joined the Vodacom Bulls in 2020, and the 27-year-old flyer credits the late Bok legend Chester Williams – as UWC head coach – with laying the platform for his success.
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