Rassie Erasmus has explained why he has excluded seasoned prop Wilco Louw from the Springboks’ matchday 23 to play England next Saturday in Johannesburg. He also revealed that a “bad” training ground injury had ruled the uncapped Riley Norton out of selection for over two months.
Louw was a starter for the Bulls in their recent United Championship final loss to Leinster in Dublin, the day before Test tighthead rival Thomas du Toit was part of the Bath team beaten in the English Premiership final at Twickenham by Bath.
With the Springboks preparing for their Nations Championship opener, Erasmus has named
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