Boks aim to sort out scrum
The Springboks will focus on the technical aspects of scrumming over the next couple of days, according to forwards coach Johann van Graan.
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The Springboks will focus on the technical aspects of scrumming over the next couple of days, according to forwards coach Johann van Graan.
Bernard Foley will start at flyhalf for the Wallabies against the Springboks in Perth on Saturday.
Beauden Barrett will start at flyhalf for the All Blacks against Argentina in Napier on Saturday after Aaron Cruden was ruled out with a chest injury.
Springbok assistant coach John McFarland says they will use the lineout in a bid to gain the ascendancy against the Wallabies in Perth on Saturday.
Adriaan Strauss is expected to replace Bismarck du Plessis at hooker when the Springboks tackle the Wallabies in Perth on Saturday.
Victor Matfield says the Springboks will get their scrum right on the training field ahead of their match against the Wallabies in Perth next Saturday.
Willem Alberts has been ruled out of the Springboks’ tour to Australia and New Zealand and will be replaced in the 30-man squad by Warren Whiteley.
Wallabies back Pat McCabe says he's lucky to walk away from the game after suffering a third neck injury.
Wallabies back Pat McCabe is set to retire from the game following another neck fracture.