SECOND TEST WRAP: It’s hard to predict Rassie’s Bok plan for Soweto
The South African Springbok rugby team is preparing for a decisive third test match against the All Blacks at FNB Stadium. Coach Rassie Erasmus is evaluating his selection strategy following a controlled performance in the second test in Cape Town.
Why it matters
The outcome of this match determines the winner of the Rugby's Greatest Rivalry series, a major event in international rugby.
It will be interesting to see how much Rassie Erasmus' observation at the post-match press conference after the second Rugby’s Greatest Rivalry series test in Cape Town might impact his selection and plan for Saturday’s third game of the rubber at the FNB Stadium.
The Springbok coach and his team returned to Gauteng on Sunday ahead of this coming Saturday’s decisive game at the massive nearly 100 000-seater stadium near Soweto, having wrested the series back to 1-all with a controlled performance at DHL Stadium. With bragging rights over which team comes out on top in the South African leg of the series at a premium, with the final game set for Baltimore in the USA a week later, this week’s game is in many senses a mini-decider.
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