The revelation in a sunday newspaper this weekend that Springbok veteran Faf de Klerk had been left out of the Bok touring squad for Europe on purpose, and not because of an injury, has prompted some speculation: Could this tour be the last one that the World Cup winning core of the group are...
The revelation in a sunday newspaper this weekend that Springbok veteran Faf de Klerk had been left out of the Bok touring squad for Europe on purpose, and not because of an injury, has prompted some speculation: Could this tour be the last one that the World Cup winning core of the group are together?
This season the Boks have used 49 players, and have spread the net far and wide. The inclusion of Bulls favourites Wilco Louw and Cameron Hanekom takes that number to 51 as the team departed last night for their pre-tour camp in Jersey. But other than that, it is likely to be the tried and tested, world beaters that will take the field at Murrayfield and Twickenham to set the tone for the tour.
We’ve already seen the likes of Trevor Nyakane being ignored, while Jean Kleyn’s return to the Boks has been put on ice as well. With the likes of Steven Kitshoff facing a potentially career-ending injury, not selecting De Klerk is the start of that process. Up front it will be the same. Pieter-Steph du Toit and Eben Etzebeth, for so long the driving force in the Bok forward engine, will be 35. Siya Kolisi, Franco Mostert, Frans Malherbe and Bongi Mbonambi will be 36.
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