Attention!!! Local v International Springbok backline
OPINION: With the Springboks only in action later this year, we at Rugby365 decided to dabble in some friendly competition between the editorial and admin team.
The two parties were assigned to select a local v international Springbok backline.
While we may not agree on much, one thing is certain: South Africa is packed with immense talent.
The Rugby365 Editorial team selected a starting Springbok backline made of locally based players.
Editorial has chosen Sharks star Aphelele Fassi at fullback.
Fassi will be supported by Bulls utility back Canan Moodie and Sharks-bound Edwill van der Merwe on the right and left wings, respectively.
In the middle, veterans Lukhanyo Am and strong ball-carrier André Esterhuizen will be the centres.
The 2023 World Cup winner, Grant Williams, will wear the No.9 jersey. He partners with rising superstar Sacha Feinberg-Mngomezulu in the halfback combination.
The Admin team, on the other hand, has gone with a very experienced backline. Faf de Klerk is at scrumhalf, while Bulls-bound Handré Pollard slots in at flyhalf.
Taking centre stage are none other than Jesse Kriel and Damian de Allende, who hold the record for the most appearances as a midfield combination in the Springbok jersey.
There are also a surprise or two in the back three, with superstar Cheslin Kolbe named at fullback.
Dillyn Leyds and Kurt-Lee Arendse will cover the wings.
*Feel free to send us your Springbok backline!
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Rugby365 Editorial’s local Springbok backline:
15 Aphelele Fassi
14 Canan Moodie
13 Lukhanyo Am
12 Andre Esterhuizen
11 Edwill van der Merwe
10 Sacha Feinberg-Mngomezulu
9 Grant Williams
Rugby365 Admin’s International Springbok backline:
15 Cheslin Kolbe
14 Dillyn Leyds
13 Jesse Kriel
12 Damian de Allende
11 Kurt-Lee Arendse
10 Handre Pollard
9 Faf de Klerk
