Wessels to focus solely on hooker as Springboks look for permanent backup for Marx
Erasmus though feels Wessels still needs time to adjust and be eased into the position, which is one of the reasons why the Boks have backed veteran utility forward Deon Fourie as the hooker replacement for the second Test against the All Blacks in Cape Town on Saturday.
Develop into hooker At a Springbok press conference this week, Erasmus explained that with the depth the Boks currently boast at loosehead prop, they would now be pushing Wessels to focus on the hooker position.
Springbok coach Rassie Erasmus is eager for utility front ranker Jan-Hendrik Wessels to focus on becoming an out and out hooker, which could lead to him becoming a permanent backup to Malcolm Marx.
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