The Springboks defeated New Zealand 29-24 in front of a vociferous crowd of 86000 in Johannesburg to take a two-one lead in the series this past weekend. Hours later, the two sides boarded the same plane to the USA, touching down in Baltimore on Sunday afternoon.
Unfortunately, Cheslin Kolbe wasn’t able to travel with the Springbok team after fracturing his jaw, while Carlu Sadie, Boan Venter, Ntuthuko Mchunu, Cobus Wiese and Ben-Jason Dixon also didn’t make the trip.
However, backs Damian Willemse, Grant Williams and Canan Moodie, all of whom have struggled with injuries in recent weeks, are fit and
Read the full article from The South African Rugby here.
