Current Lions kicking consultant and former Springbok flyhalf Morne Steyn has backed Lions players to force their way into the Bok mix.
Steyn believes the Lions players just have to keep impressing and they will eventually get their chance to play for the Springboks again.
Current Lions kicking consultant and former Springbok flyhalf Morne Steyn has backed Lions players to continue impressing in the United Rugby Championship and force their way into the Bok mix over the coming years.didn’t have a single Bok representative during the previous World Cup cycle between their World Cup wins in Japan and France, but saw a number of players make their debuts earlier this year.
“So I think a lot of Lions players have now seen that they can play for the Boks. A few of them got their opportunity in the mid-year internationals. Steyn however explained that breaking into the Bok system would not be an easy task and that the players would have to kick on from their good start to the season and build on it going forward if they wanted to be in the conversation.
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