It has been confirmed that the Springboks will play in their third kit when they front Ireland in first game of the two-Test series.
The Springboks will play a their first Test on home soil post-World Cup when they square off against Ireland in Pretoria on Saturday afternoon.As is customary in rugby, when there is a colour clash between two sides, the home team must wear a changed strip, a law in direct opposition to what happens in football, where it’s the away team that changes their jersey to avoid a kit clash.
However, what was unclear was whether the hosts would wear ‘hyper-jade and white’ jersey — more broadly referred to as thekit — which is the team’s official alternate kit, or whether they’d have to don the third available strip .strip also clashes with the light green jersey of Ireland. Well, there’s no need to debate and fret over what the Springboks will wear anymore. The Springboks’ official team photo for Saturday’s Test had been taken and released earlier on Friday morning, with the players sporting the white jersey with the hyper-jade collar and shorts.This weekend’s match kicks off 17h00 SA time and will be broadcast live on SuperSport.Played 28, Won 18, Lost 9, Drawn 1. Points for: 530; Points against: 412. Tries scored: 72; Tries conceded: 38.
Willie le Roux needs only six Test caps after Saturday’s match to join the select club of the Springboks’ centurions.the second most experienced team ever selected by South Africa after the 987-capped side for the RWC final last year.caps among the forwards. On the bench there are a further
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