Cheika rings changes for Bok clash
Head coach Michael Cheika has revamped the Argentina lineup to face the Springboks in the Rugby Championship at Ellis Park on Saturday.
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Head coach Michael Cheika has revamped the Argentina lineup to face the Springboks in the Rugby Championship at Ellis Park on Saturday.
It’s a 2015 battle as the blue and white hoops of Argentina take on the famed All Blacks strip in the penultimate round of the mission to find the slickest Rugby World Cup jersey.
After a two-year wait for his first Test start, Springbok scrumhalf Grant Williams says he feels prepared to make the most of his opportunity against Argentina on Saturday.
A couple of Springbok records are set to tumble when the world champions square up against Argentina on Saturday, as the South Africans look to extend their winning streak over the Pumas in Johannesburg.
Duane Vermeulen is back as captain of a Springboks side that will see Grant Williams make his first Test start against Argentina on Saturday.
The Springboks know that history will count for little when they play their final home game of the year against Argentina in Johannesburg, where Los Pumas have yet to win.
The Springboks will be targeting a seventh win in a row over Argentina at Ellis Park to finish the truncated Rugby Championship on a high in their final home game before the World Cup.
The Boks are set to deploy Kurt-Lee Arendse in one of at least two backline changes expected for the Rugby Championship finale against Argentina in Johannesburg on Saturday.
The Boks have regrouped to face the Pumas in Johannesburg, following a thorough debrief of the “bitterly disappointing” loss to New Zealand.
The Springboks received a timely boost as the team assembled in Pretoria on Wednesday to prepare for the decisive Rugby Championship match against Argentina at Ellis Park.