Jake White labels utility back the ‘real deal’ after becoming a key player in his breakthrough campaign
“He’s gone from wing to fullback and it won’t be long before you ask me if he can play centre as well,” White said.
“He is a phenomenon, playing at this level against guys like Aphelele Fassi and Makazole Mapimpi and he didn’t look out of place. He didn’t look like he was lost. Defensively he was outstanding, he kicked for touch when they put him under pressure and I think he is the real deal. “When you have Cornal Hendricks outside you and you’ve got senior guys like Harold Vorster and Marcel Coetzee running next to you, it definitely helps with your confidence. I think he will get better and better.”“Leinster are going to be rampant this week but we have another chance to measure ourselves against an international side like them.
“We have to look after ourselves over the next few days, make sure we rehydrate and look after our bodies because we have a big match on Friday night. “Leinster have been one team that has scored the most points in the first 20 minutes against everybody but they are beatable. You can’t let them start well because that is what they want to do.“We will see how good we are on Friday night and how we have either grown or gone backwards. I would like to believe we have got better and let’s see what happens on the weekend.