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Rassie Erasmus says the Boks desperately sought feedback over officiating queries in order to ensure they could have that clarity in mind during training ahead of the second Test. CRAIG LEWIS reports.
Bryan Habana has questioned why Rassie Erasmus was criticised for his social media activity with Warren Gatland praised for putting pressure on the match officials before the first Lions series Test.
SA Rugby director of rugby Rassie Erasmus says he found it “weird” that British & Irish Lions head coach Warren Gatland questioned TMO Marius Jonker’s integrity before the first Test of the Lions series last week.
Jasper Wiese will start at No 8 in place of Kwagga Smith, while Ox Nche has been ruled out of the Springboks’ second Test against the British & Irish Lions this Saturday and will be replaced in the starting lineup by Steven Kitshoff.
Following the opening loss to the British & Irish Lions, a reader’s poll has backed Jasper Wiese to start for the Boks in the decisive second Test on Saturday, but there was also a shock runner-up vote.
The Blitzboks saw their quest for an Olympic medal come to an agonising end as Argentina shrugged off an early red card to claim a stunning victory in the quarter-finals on Tuesday.
Ahead of the second Test against the Boks, British & Irish Lions head coach Warren Gatland has made three changes to the starting XV from this past Saturday’s opening match.
The quarter-finals of the men’s Tokyo 2020 Rugby Sevens competition were confirmed as South Africa, Fiji and New Zealand qualified top of their pools with unbeaten records on day two of the Olympic tournament at Tokyo Stadium.
Rassie Erasmus has tactfully pointed out a single instance where the match officials made an incorrect call in the first Test against the Springboks and British & Irish Lions.
Following the opening Test series loss to the British & Irish Lions, what changes should be made to the Springboks’ lineup for the decisive second Test on Saturday?
