Rassie Erasmus won’t throw old Springboks ‘away’ with Siya Kolisi’s successor primed for hybrid role

Rassie Erasmus has plans for breakthrough Springboks forward Paul de Villiers, but he won’t be ‘throwing away’ captain Siya Kolisi anytime soon.

De Villiers burst onto the international scene with a strong cameo off the bench against the Barbarians before making his official Test debut in the Nations Championship opener against England in July.

The Stormers star was a late addition to the Springboks‘ starting line-up after captain Kolisi sustained a hamstring injury in training, which ruled him out for the remainder of the July Tests against Scotland and Wales, respectively.

Paul de Villiers’ place in the Springboks team

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