Arendse waiting in wings for Bok return
Kurt-Lee Arendse has shrugged off a four-week suspension and is eager for a Springbok recall to face Argentina in Durban next week.
Kurt-Lee Arendse has shrugged off a four-week suspension and is eager for a Springbok recall to face Argentina in Durban next week.
Kurt-Lee Arendse will miss the Springboks’ trips to Australia and Argentina in the Rugby Championship after being handed a four-week ban for his red card in the win over the All Blacks at Mbombela on Saturday.
Veteran Springbok No 8 Duane Vermeulen is understood to be available to face the All Blacks on Saturday, with Jacques Nienaber left considering his replacements for the injured Kurt-Lee Arendse.
Malcolm Marx turned in a superb performance in his 50th Test appearance as the Springboks pummelled the All Blacks to start the Rugby Championship with a convincing victory on Saturday.
Springbok wing Kurt-Lee Arendse is excited to face the All Blacks in just his second Test match as he steps in for the injured Cheslin Kolbe.
Kurt-Lee Arendse made a big impression on his Test debut, and the Springbok flyer is determined to make the most of the offered big-stage clash with the All Blacks in Nelspruit on Saturday.
Springbok coach Jacques Nienaber says Kurt-Lee Arendse has “a lot of similarities” to Cheslin Kolbe after selecting the pocket rocket to face the All Blacks on Saturday.
SARugbymag.co.za readers had their say and voted Kurt-Lee Arendse as the man to replace Cheslin Kolbe in the starting XV when the Springboks battle the All Blacks on 6 August.
Kurt-Lee Arendse is a contender to replace Cheslin Kolbe in the starting lineup when the Springboks host the All Blacks in the Rugby Championship opener in Nelspruit on 6 August.
Kurt-Lee Arendse ticks all the right boxes to replace the injured Cheslin Kolbe for the Springboks and make the green and gold No 14 jumper his own, writes DEVIN HERMANUS.