South
Africa lost 29-15 but felt they might have made a better contest of
it had they not been reduced to 14 men early in the second half.
Englebrecht is struggling with a quad muscle injury but will be given time to
prove his fitness. Meyer said. “If he can’t make it, Jan (Serfontein)
will start with Juan (de Jongh) on the bench.”
Kruger’s elevation back to the startling-line up in the second row openes up a
place on the bench for uncapped Franco van der Merwe, likely to get a debut
run as a replacement on his home ground.
“Franco’s attitude since day one has been fantastic, he’s waited
patiently and always stayed positive, which is what we as a team stand for,”
the coach added.
Meanwhile, South Africa will not get side-tracked by the return of New Zealand
captain Richie McCaw from a knee injury.
South Africa forwards coach Johan van Graan admits McCaw’s return will be a
major boost for the visitors, but knows the world champions have plenty of
other threats to be contained.
“Richie is one of the all-time best players, we respect him for that but we’re
just going to focus on what we want to do,” he said. “I hope it goes
well for him.
“This is a Springboks versus All Blacks Test and they have 15 world-class
players in their team.
“I think Sam Cane and Liam Messam played brilliantly in Auckland and even
though Richie McCaw is back and is captain again, it won’t influence us.”
South Africa XV: Zane Kirchner; Willie le Roux, JJ Engelbrecht or Jan
Serfontein, Jean de Villiers (capt), Bryan Habana; Morne Steyn, Fourie du
Preez; Duane Vermeulen, Willem Alberts, Francois Louw; Juandre Kruger, Eben
Etzebeth; Jannie du Plessis, Bismarck du Plessis, Tendai Mtawarira
Replacements: Adriaan Strauss, Gurthro Steenkamp, Coenie Oosthuizen,
Franco van der Merwe, Siya Kolisi, Ruan Pienaar, Patrick Lambie, Jan
Serfontein or Juan de Jongh
(Edited by Giles Mole)
Article source: http://www.dailystar.co.uk/sport/rugby-league/340906/EXCLUSIVE-Omah-Khan-QUITS-as-Bradford-Bulls-owner
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