The Springboks don’t consider they’re giving up any high quality by fielding a rotated group to face Australia in spherical two of the Rugby Championship.
World Cup-winner Marco van Staden shot down ideas that the ten adjustments to the Springbok group to face the Wallabies in Perth on Saturday was disruptive.
Squad rotation not a priority for Springboks
Springbok coach Rassie Erasmus is searching for a compromise between sustaining their present success, which has seen them win 17 of their earlier 20 Tests, and strengthening squad depth in preparation for the 2027 Rugby World Cup in Australia. As a consequence, he has picked a pair RWC winners, in addition to just a few excellent new gamers, to face off with the Wallabies.
Van Staden, who participated within the RWC in France final yr, disagreed with critics who took a destructive view of the group adjustments.
“I wouldn’t say it’s a disruption. I don’t think this team needs any more motivation than we currently have for this match,” Van Staden stated.
“All of us want to use this opportunity, and we took a lot of confidence from training this week. The intensity was really up there, and we want to take that energy into the game.”
Strong just like the Bulls
Van Staden claimed that the truth that plenty of gamers within the beginning ahead pack play for the Bulls, together with himself, Elrigh Louw (No. 8), Ruan Nortje (lock), Jan-Hendrik Wessels (prop), and Johan Grobbelaar (hooker), would enhance their confidence and cohesion.
“Many of us have played together quite often at the Bulls, which certainly gives us confidence,” stated Van Staden. “We’ve been working together well at training (in the Bok camp too), so we are excited about this opportunity.”
Springboks zero in on the breakdown
Focusing on the sport, Van Staden said that the group’s major objective this week has been to enhance their breakdown play after the Wallabies examined them in that space at Suncorp Stadium the earlier week.
“There has been a big focus on that area of the game this week and to correct the wrongs of last week,” stated Van Staden. “We’ve been working on trying to control what we can and to ensure that we are ready for whatever they throw at us in that department.”
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