Boks bank on ‘incredible’ Steyn for finale
Emergency flyhalf Francois Steyn has been called “incredible” by Rassie Erasmus ahead of a crucial Rugby Championship clash with Argentina on Saturday.
Emergency flyhalf Francois Steyn has been called “incredible” by Rassie Erasmus ahead of a crucial Rugby Championship clash with Argentina on Saturday.
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Mark Keohane and Zelim Nel have full confidence in Frans Steyn to get the job done when the Boks host Argentina in the must-win Rugby Championship showdown at Kings Park.
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Jacques Nienaber reckons 35-year-old Springbok playmaker Frans Steyn can still run-and-gun with the young bucks, but the jovial two-time World Cup winner admits he’s starting to feel his age.
Jacques Nienaber has full confidence that a Springbok match-day squad of World Cup and Lions Series winners can get the job done in the Rugby Championship decider against Argentina.
Frans Steyn will wear the Springbok No 10 jersey for the first time in 14 years in the decisive Rugby Championship Test against Argentina in Durban on Saturday.
The injury-enforced absence of Damian Willemse could lead the Springboks to hand Frans Steyn a first Test start at flyhalf in over 14 years.