Springbok inside centre Damian de Allende is happy to have the worlds two best outside centres to play with ahead of their Australian game.
At the moment Jesse Kriel is the man playing outside centre, but Lukhanyo Am has filled the position before and could slot back in at any time.
Springbok inside centre Damian de Allende says he is privileged to play alongside the world’s best outside centre, whether the person picked to start is Jesse Kriel or Lukhanyo Am. The impressive Kriel has become the Boks’ first choice outside centre due to Am’s recent injury struggles and he will be lining up next to De Allende for a record extending 31Am is however finding his way back to top form and will provide stiff competition for Kriel for the No 13 jersey over the rest of the season.
“I know we lost Andre quite early , but how Lukhanyo commanded the backline, he covered 12 and 13, was impressive. For him to do that in his first Test after a long time off speaks volumes about him.”“I’ve obviously done a lot of analysis these past couple of weeks and I have watched quite a bit of their Super Rugby while I was in Japan, so I have a good idea of how they want to play, what their style is. I also played against their centres before so I know what to expect,” said De Allende.
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