'Weekend special' Fassi starting to tick defence box on path back to Boks
Sharks fullback Aphelele Fassi was superb in this past weekend's victory over Edinburgh at Kings Park.
There's been a notion that Sharks fullback Aphelele Fassi, for all his attacking gifts, is a defensively shaky player. He wouldn't be the first, nor the last fullback or outside back to have this perceived weakness, even though coaches have often found a way around such. Veteran Springbok fullback Willie le Roux, for example, has never shrugged off suggestions throughout his long career that tackling is not his strongest weapon as the last line of defence.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. Join our free subscription trial to unlock this story and a world of news aimed to inform, empower, and inspire.
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