Schalk burger
CARTOON: Siya In The Future
By Dr Jack & Curtis.
Jaco Taute replaces Cheslin Kolbe who is on national Sevens duty.
Schalk Burger sustained an ankle problem that will sideline him for up to five weeks.
Du Preez won double gold at the para-cycling World Championships, to be ranked number 1 in the world.
The flanker will join the London-based club after a spell with Japan’s Suntory Sungoliath and Stormers.
Fourie du Preez implored his team to keep building momentum from their victory over Samoa.
Derek rounds out the top picks for his ultimate Springbok squad.
Burger has been named interim captain in the absence of the injured de Villiers and Matfield.
Heyneke Meyer has made five changes to the Springboks game against Australia.
Hooker Bongi Mbonambi, lock Ruan Botha, flanker Siya Kolisi and scrumhalf Louis Schreuder will all start.
Springbok flanker Schalk Burger won ‘Comeback of the Year’ at the Laureus World Sports Awards, after fighting through injuries and life-threatening meningitis to return to the Springbok team last year. Footage courtesy of Laureus.com.
He was honoured at the Laureus World Sports Awards in Shanghai on Wednesday.
Burger says with hard work, he hopes to return to the player he once was.
Allister Coetzee is hopeful that Burger will arrive next Monday and join up with the team the following day.
England dominated possession and territory in the first half but continually spilled the ball.
Burger featured in all four of the Springbok’s matches in June, starting in the final Test against Scotland.
The Stormers take on the Sharks at Newlands on Saturday.
The flanker has declared himself eligible for Super Rugby and Springbok selection.
The 31-year-old has signed a two-year deal with Japanese outfit, Suntory Sungoliath.