With Faf de Klerk and Jaden Hendrikse both injured, Grant Williams has a golden opportunity to seize the Springbok No 9 jersey.
Last month it was confirmed that Faf de Klerk had been ruled out of the first couple of Springbok Rugby Championship matches, along with two other scrumhalves: Jaden Hendrikse and Herschel Jantjies, due to injury.
He has featured in 10 other Tests to date, coming on as a substitute on eight occasions, while starting on the right wing twice at last year’s World Cup., it would make little sense to continue starting 34-year-old Cobus Reinach, and it does seem that Williams will crack the nod at No 9 this weekend.
The Boks arrived in Australia last week Thursday to acclimatise to the time zone and local conditions, and they wasted no time getting into the thick of things with training and gym sessions on Friday and Saturday. “Arriving in Australia the week before the Test was beneficial because it allowed us more time to overcome the jetlag, and especially outside of the Test week itself as well,” said Snyman.
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