Springboks: Rassie Erasmus intends to deploy TWO Bok teams!

Rassie Erasmus has plans to play TWO different Springbok sides in this years Rugby Championship. Could this be another masterstroke move?

Rassie Erasmus has plans to play TWO different Springbok sides in this years Rugby Championship. Could this be another masterstroke move?

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The Springboks could use a split-squad system in this year’s Rugby Championship.

Rassie intends to use the same tactic he used when the Boks won the Rugby Championship 2019.

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The plan is to send 15 men over to New Zealand ahead of the massive showdown with the All Blacks on 15 July while utilizing a the remaining members of the squad to take on Australia in Johannesburg on 8 July 2023.

“If there aren’t a lot of injuries, we’ll want to send 15 guys that way [to New Zealand] earlier. In the event of a number of injuries, we will fall back on our strongest team for both Tests,” Rassie Erasmus told Sunday newspaper Rapport.

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Meaning, the Boks are backing their depth and going all out for victory against the All Blacks in New Zealand.

The plan is for the Springboks to have their best available players for the Test against the All Blacks. He wants his best players fit and rested. So, by sending a group of players down early they can overcome jet lag and be in peak condition for the titanic battle in NZ.

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This could certainly be a masterstroke move by Rassie.

In fact, Rassie could kill two birds with one stone. Firstly, having the best players fit and rested for the All Blacks. Furthermore, he could give several fringe players a chance to prove their worth against the Wallabies.

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The same tactic saw the Boks win the 2019 Rugby Championship and the RWC in Japan in 2019.

So, what is Rassies thinking ahead of the Boks title defence in France?

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Squad depth is key and healthy competition for positions will benefit the Boks in the long run. Rassie wants to have squad depth across the park.

When he did this four years ago, he discovered Hershel Jantjies, now he can give Grant Williams a rare Test start and opportunity to earn his place in the squad. The same can be said for fringe players in form in the URC such as Deon Fourie and Manie Libbok.

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