Bok coach takes calculated gamble against Japan
Springbok coach Rassie Erasmus has taken a calculated gamble by naming a full-strength team to face Japan in Kumagaya on Friday‚ the Boks’ final match before Rugby World Cup 2019.
Siya Kolisi will lead the team for the first time this season after missing the Rugby Championship due to a knee injury while Pieter-Steph du Toit will earn his 50th cap.
Kwagga Smith makes way for the skipper in an otherwise unchanged team from the one that drew with New Zealand in Wellington in July.
Just as he did with success in Wellington‚ Erasmus is backing the so-called “first team” to deliver a strong performance against the World Cup hosts and build momentum for their crunch September 21 opener against the All Blacks in Yokohama.
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