Rassie Erasmus was listening when Springbok fans joined Mark Keohane in picketing for a raft of changes in the build up to the Rugby Championship clash against the Wallabies in Sydney.
Fans got clicking on an SARugbymag.co.za poll that asked whether they agreed with Keohane’s call for wholesale changes.
Keo makes 10 changes to Bok XV
More than 95% of respondents felt that there was a need to overhaul the team, while only 2% thought the team should remain unchanged.
In response to the Springboks’ nosediving form this season, Mark Keohane named the match-day 23 he would pick to battle the Wallabies in Sydney. Keohane’s squad featured big changes in key positions, including fullback, flyhalf, scrumhalf and hooker.
In a similar fashion, the Springboks made a total of eight personnel changes to the team that will take on the Wallabies on Saturday.
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The halfback pair of Jaden Hendrikse and Damian Willemse, as well as starts for fullback Willie le Roux and debutant wing Canan Moodie were all calls made by Keohane in his squad.
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