Kurt-Lee Arendse will miss the Springboks’ trips to Australia and Argentina in the Rugby Championship after being handed a four-week ban for his red card in the win over the All Blacks at Mbombela on Saturday.
SARugbymag.co.za readers have had their say and voted Malcolm Marx as the standout Springbok in the sensational victory over the All Blacks on Saturday.
Ian Foster has confirmed that he will be injecting fresh bodies to spark a response from the All Blacks, while maintaining that “something special is brewing” for the rematch with the Springboks at Ellis Park on Saturday.
Veteran Springbok No 8 Duane Vermeulen is understood to be available to face the All Blacks on Saturday, with Jacques Nienaber left considering his replacements for the injured Kurt-Lee Arendse.
Malcolm Marx says the Springboks expect another bruising encounter against the All Blacks when the arch-rivals clash in Johannesburg next week.
A disappointed South African All Blacks fan sets alight his New Zealand 2011 Rugby World Cup jersey after the Springboks thumped the Kiwis in Mbombela on Saturday.
Scrumhalf Aaron Smith has highlighted the tackle point as an area where the All Blacks need to show rapid improvement if they are to scalp the Springboks at Ellis Park on Saturday.
The All Blacks will drop to fifth on World Rugby’s Test rankings after New Zealand suffered a record-breaking loss to the Springboks at Mbombela Stadium on Saturday.
The Springboks opened their Rugby Championship campaign in fine style with a dominant victory over the All Blacks in Nelspruit on Saturday.
The Springboks lived up to their world champion status with a compelling win over the All Blacks in Nelspruit, and in the Ellis Park rematch the challenge will be to keep a lid on their confidence, writes ZELIM NEL.
