Hooker Schalk Brits has breathed new life into a rugby career that appeared over...
JOHANNESBURG - Hooker Schalk Brits has breathed new life into a rugby career that appeared over when he retired after leaving Saracens in May, but is now fighting for a place in South Africa’s squad for the World Cup in Japan.
A calf injury meant he has been eased into the Pretoria-based side this season but was immense as he played 63 minutes in the surprise 30-12 victory over the Lions at Ellis Park on Saturday, the first time the latter have lost to South African opposition in four years. Erasmus sees Brits as an important element in his Bok World Cup squad, even if he will likely be the third-choice hooker behind Malcolm Marx and Bongi Mbonambi.Eleven years in international rugby have yielded only 11 Bok caps but Brits said it was never about recognition.
“After the first game against the Stormers, I was so sore I couldn’t get out of bed, even though I played only 37 minutes!
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