‘Hard to see Wales beating Boks’
What the Welsh newspapers are saying on Friday about the Test against the Springboks.
Preview: Wales vs Springboks
The Springboks’ management of the high ball as well as the performance of the bench will be decisive in the season finale against Wales on Saturday, writes JON CARDINELLI. Welcome to the next instalment of ‘Dance of the Desperates’. Allister Coetzee’s Boks have been regular contestants on this game show for the past two years. The spoils were shared –… Read more →
Lood: Season hinges on Cardiff result
Lood de Jager believes the result against Wales will determine whether the Springboks’ 2017 season is remembered as a success or as a failure. JON CARDINELLI in Cardiff reports.
Coetzee banks on Gelant’s X factor
Beleaguered Springbok coach Allister Coetzee says he’s selected the current team with the match against Wales as well as the 2019 World Cup in mind. JON CARDINELLI in Cardiff reports. Coetzee’s days as head coach are numbered. It may not matter whether the Boks win or lose at the Millennium Stadium this Saturday. Coetzee, who has presided over 11 wins… Read more →
13 Springbok facts and stats
For Saturday’s Test against Wales at the Millennium Stadium in Cardiff. – The total number of Test caps in the Springbok starting lineup is 289. There are 89 caps in the backline with 200 caps among the forwards, and a further 99 caps on the bench. – The average caps per player in the backline are 13, the forwards 25,… Read more →
Parkes to front Boks
Former Kings centre Hadleigh Parkes will make his Test debut for Wales against the Springboks at the Millennium Stadium in Cardiff on Saturday.
Superbru: Boks or Wales?
Before you make your Superbru picks for this weekend’s Test match and Pro14 games, take a look at the SA Rugby magazine team’s predictions.
Watch: Welsh players tested on SA slang
Boks caught in two minds
Warrick Gelant looks set to start, but the make-up of the Springbok back row and indeed the approach for the clash against Wales appear less clear, writes JON CARDINELLI in Cardiff.
‘Bok challenge murderous’
What the Welsh newspapers are saying on Thursday about the Test against the Springboks.
