Springbok enforcer Eben Etzebeth is still very much in the mix to face the All Blacks, despite not making the match 23 named on Tuesday.
Seeing how Pieter-Steph du Toit fares at No 4 lock in training could play a part in coach Rassie Erasmus risking Etzebeth for the match.
Springbok enforcer Eben Etzebeth is still very much in the mix to face the All Blacks, despite not making the match 23 named on Tuesday by coach Rassie Erasmus for the important Rugby Championship clash at Ellis Park on Saturday.and was a doubt for the game, especially due to the Boks training policy that says if a player can’t train on a Monday they can’t play on Saturday.
“I have to look at how this afternoon goes and then have a chat with all the players tonight. We might make a change, because he might have miraculously recovered, and the doc says there is some science behind that, it’s not just the will to play or the occasion.“If that’s the case, we will be happy. It will be very unlucky for one of Marco , Elrigh and Kwagga to be left out. It will be a call between the three of them.
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