A shoulder injury has ruled the massively experienced Springboks lock out of action for the rest of the season and he went under the knife this week.
"It is a huge loss for us but at the same time it has opened doors for other guys to raise their hands‚” he said on Thursday when announcing the squad to face the Sharks at Loftus on Saturday. "The Sharks have a very good pack and they will try to pressurize us up front because they have players who can dictate the game.Stand-in captain Handrè Pollard echoed the sentiments of his coach as he further elaborated on the importance of consistency.
"It is 14 teams out there going hard at each other every weekend and it is the toughest competition in the world.Human continued that for them to prevail against the Sharks‚ they must produce a defensive performance similar or better than their display against Lions last week where they comfortably won 30-12 in Johannesburg.
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