Rassie Erasmus says the Springboks' Test against Wales at Twickenham will be used to introduce uncapped players to the international arena.
Rassie Erasmus mapped out his plans for the Springboks’ “standalone” match against Wales in July, with the main aim being to hand Test debuts to some rookies.
However, a mouthwatering fixture — against Wales in London — was added to the calendar, with the game kicking off South Africa’sIt’s an open secret that the two games against Ireland are the most anticipated Springbok fixtures of the year, as it pits the world’s two top-ranked sides against each other. There’s also the small matter of Ireland being the last side to defeat the world champion Springboks and South Africa having last beaten the Irish as far back as 2016.
In layman’s terms, Rassie Erasmus will hand out Test caps to a few debutants against Wales as part of the project to wider the Springboks’ player-pool and to build squad depth; whileMost notably from that revelation, was Erasmus’ admission that the prospective debutants will be selected from 43-man group who attended the first alignment camp in Cape Town.
“I’m not quite sure about those in Ireland , as obviously there’s still some URC games that specific weekend.
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