The Springboks have made eight changes to the side to play against England but that seems like a sideshow with the antics of their contentious director still taking centre stage.
Springbok coach Jacques Nienaber was forced to make eight changes to his side to face England at Twickenham this Saturday. But the real story is the continual discourse around the behaviour of director of rugby Rassie Erasmus. And that, in brief, is the problem with the Springboks currently.
World Rugby chief executive Alan Gilpin was also on the show and initially complimented Erasmus and SA Rugby, underlining how important the Republic is to the sport. Gilpin’s assertion that it’s the toughest job in sport was certainly one most people on either side of the Erasmus divide would agree on.
“If coaches or other people involved in South African rugby or anywhere else don’t think the protocols are working, let’s talk about that.” “As a group, we know all the facts. Unfortunately, things went a certain way. But we’re focused on rugby and preparing our best to win a Test match against England.”“There’s a lot of confidentiality involved in these types of issues. We’re not allowed to talk about this, especially in the media,” Nienaber said.
There were also four changes on the replacements bench, which will again feature the more traditional split of five forwards and three backs, with SA ‘A’ captain Thomas du Toit , Marco van Staden , Jaden Hendrikse and utility back Canan Moodie being drafted in. “Every player in this squad has played Test rugby, and most of them have received game time at this level thanks to our selection plan throughout the season and the SA ‘A’ games against Munster and Bristol.
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