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Marx fit, Faf out for Boks
Malcolm Marx has been included in a 33-player Springbok squad for the Rugby Championship while Faf de Klerk is among those not considered due to injury.
Malcolm Marx has been included in a 33-player Springbok squad for the Rugby Championship while Faf de Klerk is among those not considered due to injury.
Swys de Bruin praised the new attacking style of the Springboks, noting Faf de Klerk’s rediscovery of his flair with ball in hand unshackled from a box-kicking structure.
On this day in 2016, Faf de Klerk made a crucial tackle after the fulltime hooter as the Springboks sealed a series victory over Ireland at the Nelson Mandela Bay stadium.
With a host of players set to be unavailable for the Springboks’ opening Test against Wales, Cheslin Kolbe features on the shortlist of candidates to rent the No 10 jersey at Twickenham.
Two-time Springbok world champion Faf de Klerk has been linked with several top European clubs, but it is believed that his salary expectations are too high.
The Springboks are confident that a currently-injured trio of Japan-based World Cup winners will recover in time for the July series against Ireland.
Double world champion Springboks Jesse Kriel and Faf de Klerk have both undergone surgery while playing in Japan, and face a spell on the sidelines.
Faf de Klerk went head-to-head with Aaron Smith, while Damian de Allende showed off his kicking boots in the second round of Japan’s League One.
Mzwandile Stick believes the Boks have selected their best 23 to counter the X-factor of the All Blacks, as Faf de Klerk contemplates Saturday’s World Cup final being his last.
The Springboks are counting on dynamo Cheslin Kolbe to reproduce his 2019 heroics at scrumhalf if necessary in the World Cup final on Saturday.