Arendse ‘up’ to down Scotland giant
Kurt-Lee Arendse says he’s ready for the David versus Goliath battle against opposite number Duhan van der Merwe when the Boks take on Scotland on Sunday.
Kurt-Lee Arendse says he’s ready for the David versus Goliath battle against opposite number Duhan van der Merwe when the Boks take on Scotland on Sunday.
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Mercurial flyhalf Finn Russell will pull the strings for Scotland when they take on South Africa in Marseille on Sunday after coach Gregor Townsend named the matchday-23.
Siya Kolisi says the Springboks are relishing the challenge of getting their Rugby World Cup campaign off to a tough start with a “playoff game” against Scotland on Sunday.
When Scotland first scrums against the Springboks in their World Cup opener on Sunday, they will do so in confidence, propped up by two South Africans coached by Pieter De Villiers.
Duhan van der Merwe ended Pieter-Steph du Toit’s Lions series with a thumping tackle, Keo and Zels say the Boks will remember that in Marseille on Sunday.
It seems Rassie Erasmus is starting with some World Cup mind games ahead of the Pool B clash between the Springboks and Scotland on Sunday.
The Springboks are doing their homework on Finn Russell ahead of their World Cup opener on Sunday, so the Scotland flyhalf should expect the same treatment from 2021.
Kurt-Lee Arendse will start in the absence of Canan Moodie as the Boks made four changes to the starting lineup for the World Cup opener against Scotland on Sunday.
Assistant coach Pieter de Villiers has promised that Scotland won’t hide from the set-piece battle against the Springboks in Marseille on Sunday.