Changes made to the team for Saturday’s return match against Australia in Perth might give many Springbok fans uncomfortable memories of how a similar changed up team stumbled against Wales two years ago but if there are concerns coach Rassie Erasmus doesn’t share them.
The 10 changes made to the team for Saturday’s return match against Australia in Perth might give many Springbok fans uncomfortable memories of how a similar changed up team stumbled against Wales two years ago but if there are concerns coach Rassie Erasmus doesn’t share them.The Boks were comfortable 33-7 winners in the opening Castle Lager Rugby Championship game at Suncorp Stadium in Brisbane last week, and in achieving victory they ended an 11-year drought at that venue.
“It is important for us to win the Rugby Champs and it would be fantastic to follow up last week’s performance with another win and it would be a slap in the face of the players selected if we thought they couldn’t be as good as last weekend,” said Erasmus from Perth. “This is not a series where the second game will determine the outcome. We’ve got 33 Boks, and we decided if things go according to plan everyone here is hopefully good enough to get us a second win. It is not a do or die game for us, there are still games against New Zealand and Argentina to come in the Championship. We have 14 Rugby World Cup winners in the group so hopefully the younger guys can learn from the older guys.
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