Springbok coach Jacques Nienaber said sickness prevented lock Lood de Jager from playing in Saturday's Test against Argentina in Buenos Aires. | Sport24news
Springbok coach Jacques Nienaber said lock Lood de Jager was fit to play in Saturday's Test against Argentina, but was laid low by sickness.
Nienaber said it wasn't worth the risk to give De Jager a run even though he's been short of match fitness. "It would have been nice to give Lood a run because he last played against New Zealand and it would've been nice to give him a run. The Springboks' match-day 23 also sees them starting with Deon Fourie at openside flank and Franco Mostert at blindside flank.
"What Deon gave us when he came off the bench in the Australia was intensity and the stuff that he brought to the Stormers," Nienaber said."If Deon also brings what he brought at the end of year tour, we'll also be happy, which is why we select him so that we can see the Deon Fourie we see week in and week out.
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