Jacques Nienaber has been left delighted with Duane Vermeulen’s return to form as the veteran No 8 prepares to captain the Springboks against Argentina on Saturday.
A difficult 2022 affected by knee surgery put Vermeulen’s on-field capacity with the Springboks into question, especially with the emergence of Jasper Wiese and Evan Roos. Many thought that, after he was left out of the November tour to Europe, Vermeulen would be more effective in a coaching capacity.
After playing off the bench in the loss to the All Blacks in Auckland, Vermeulen will once again lead the Boks in the final home match of the year against Los Pumas at Ellis Park.“I was chatting with the players the other day and spoke about how I already started coaching Duane in 2006,” Nienaber said, after naming the team for Saturday evening. “I think Canan Moodie was four years old.
Another example is found in Cheetahs scrumhalf Ruan Pienaar, who at 40 years old is perhaps playing some of the finest rugby of his career, and has even had shouts for a Test rugby return.
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