Frans Malherbe says the Springboks are ready for an all-out battle against Wales on Saturday, as it is exactly what the world champions need to prime them for the World Cup.
lining up against the All Blacks in London next Friday, in their final warm-up fixture before departing for a week-long training camp in Corsica en route to France.
The Boks face a heavily-changed Wales outfit that on Thursday lost two of its most experienced backs – Dan Biggar and Liam Williams – to injury, but Malherbe expects a massive challenge up front for the Welsh pack.“Wales are a quality team with good plans, so the focus for us will be on doing what we want to do and to execute the things we have been working on as well as we can.
The Boks received the good news this week that captain Siya Kolisi had been cleared to play and will start his first Test of 2023 after having surgery to his knee earlier this year, and Malherbe was pleased to welcome him back.
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