The Springbok rookies and fringe players have a great opportunity to show that they are the future of the Bok team by the next World Cup.
In the Boks' match 23 for the game against Portugal they have seven uncapped players and seven players who have under 10 caps
and fringe players have a great opportunity to show that they are the future of the Bok team heading towards the 2027 World Cup in Australia, when they take on Portugal in Bloemfontein on Saturday.after a bruising one-all series draw with Ireland, and that has opened the door for a number of debutants and second-string players to show what they can do against a team on the rise.
“Those questions can be answered by the guys playing this weekend . We can see if these guys can pitch from the first minute and we don’t have to wind them up at halftime to get them ready for the second half.“At what age do you get too old to be considered for the next World Cup? So some of the guys will understand that we are going to give some of the other guys a chance, because if you can’t pitch from the start we have to look at the next guy.
“These guys have been part of our alignment camps and we always planned for them to be part of this game,” explained Erasmus.
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