Rassie Erasmus has explained why Hacjivah Dayimani was among the unlucky few to miss out on the recent 43-player Springbok alignment camp in Cape Town.
Dayimani has been a standout at No 8 and blindside flank for the DHL Stormers this season, with many predicting that a maiden call from the Springboks could be around the corner.
However, the 26-year-old was surprisingly not among the 43 players – many of whom are uncapped – that assembled in Cape Town for the first of three alignment camps.
Speaking to the media in Cape Town, Bok coach Erasmus explained why Dayimani at this stage does not fit into his plans.
“We certainly looked at Hacjivah,” Erasmus was quoted by RugbyPass.
“When we looked at his roadmap, and I am not talking specifically about him, I am talking about other loose forwards competing with other loose forwards and how many battles you get into and how many battles you win.
“If you look at hookers and you look at how many tries they scored then all of them should be Springboks. They are at the back of a maul and they score eight tries.
“We look at your workrate and your understanding. When you make a tackle, do you dominate that tackle?”
Erasmus used electric winger Cheslin Kolbe as an example of a player who brings something extra to the table for
“If Cheslin was just stepping guys, we would never pick Cheslin. But Cheslin is tackling guys, he is stealing balls, he is going up for the high ball, so he is a complete player,” he said.
“I am not talking about Hacjivah specifically, but there are a lot of players that are really good, but they are not complete.
“Hacjivah is not out of the mix in terms of playing a Test match this year. There is always a possibility.”
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