Jacques Nienaber admits it was tempting to hand Manie Libbok a first Test start against England on Saturday, but that he opted to continue investing in Damian Willemse's development at flyhalf.
Jacques Nienaber admits it was tempting to hand Manie Libbok a first Test start against England on Saturday, but that he opted to continue investing in Damian Willemse’s development at flyhalf.Willemse will make a fourth consecutive Test start in the No 10 jersey at Twickenham, while Libbok will earn his third Test cap from the bench after bright cameos against France and Italy.
“Manie is going from strength-to-strength in the squad,” Nienaber said. “He has been with us for about eight weeks now and you can see how he has taken more ownership in terms of the rugby stuff. We are really excited to see what he can do at Twickenham.
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