The SA A team due to take on the British & Irish Lions may in look and feel resemble the Springboks‚ but the home side will not treat the clash at the Cape Town Stadium as a Test.
The Lions have named a team that features 12 changes from the one that beat the Sharks for a second time. Captain Conor Murray gets his first start of the tour in a team in which Anthony Watson‚ Dan Biggar and Chris Harris are the only players who have retained their places.“They are a well-balanced team when it comes to the physical side of the game‚” Stick said. “They've got physical players like Bundee Aki and also Dan Biggar at flyhalf. Their outside backs are very dangerous.
“I can't say anything about their weaknesses‚ that means we have to be at our best. The team that adapts best and takes opportunities will stand better chance of winning.” Though the SA A team‚ and in a wider context the Bok group‚ features several players who scaled the game's highest peak in the shadow of Mount Fuji in 2019‚ Stick stressed its is time to move on from glories past.— Willie le Roux, Cheslin Kolbe‚ Lukhanyo Am‚ Damian de Allende‚ Sbu Nkosi; Morné Steyn‚ Faf de Klerk; Jasper Wiese‚ Pieter-Steph du Toit‚ Marco van Staden, Franco Mostert‚ Eben Etzebeth; Trevor Nyakane‚ Joseph Dweba‚ Steven Kitshoff.
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