Stick chuffed with new-look Bok backline: 'Edwill a similar style of player to Cheslin or Kurt-Lee'
Springbok assistant coach Mzwandile Stick is excited about the balance of the team's backline for Saturday's Test against Wales at Twickenham in London.
There are two uncapped players in the Bok starting backline, with Lions duo Jordan Hendrikse and Edwill van der Merwe cracking the nod. There are also two debutants on the bench, in Stormers pair Ben-Jason Dixon and Sacha Feinberg-Mngomezulu .South Africans need to be in the know if we want to create a prosperous future. News24 has kept the country informed for 25 years, and we're about to enter a new chapter of fearless journalism.
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