Rassie hits ’emergency button’ for second Bok Test against All Blacks
Springbok coach Rassie Erasmus said he “had a different team in mind” for their second Test against the All Blacks in Cape Town on Saturday.
But defeat in the first Test, and several injuries, have forced him to “push the emergency button” in calling up 39-year-old Deon Fourie, and goal-kicker Handré Pollard – both heroes of the 2023 World Cup final against the All Blacks.” Erasmus said rain was expected in Cape Town, and without Kolbe, who had proven their in-form goal-kicker lately, the Springboks turned to Pollard.
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