Springbok coach Jacques Nienaber says Jaden Hendrikse's selection at scrumhalf for the third Test against Wales in Cape Town on Saturday is purely down to form. | Sport24news
Hendrikse was one of the few standouts in last weekend's 13-12 loss in Bloemfontein, and he retains his place in the starting line-up ahead of pedigreed World Cup winner Faf de Klerk.in his selection for the series decider, but addressing media at the Arabella Hotel on Tuesday, the coach explained his thinking and said that the challenge was now for De Klerk to work his way back into the starting team.
"I thought he kicked well, his passing accuracy was really good, and he got nice rhythm on our attack. His defence was strong, and all aspects of his game were very good." "If the coaches back me, then I'm going in with a simple plan to do my basics well and do what the team needs to help them win," he said.
"If you look at the performance analysis we did on him this season, he was really on form," said Nienaber.
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