He is the Springboks’ jack of all trades in the backline
Liam Del Carme
“Our [individual] goals are never higher than that of the Springboks‚” Willemse said on Thursday ahead of Saturday’s Test against The British and Irish Lions. “I’m happy to be helping wherever I can for the team and where the coach needs me. I’m lucky to be performing all those roles. I’m actually enjoying it.”
“The coaches have been clear with the plans for me now that I’m covering 10‚ 12 and 15‚” he added. “Playing 12 is not all that different to 10. It’s about being in the front line and chasing kicks‚ but I have played Currie Cup and club rugby at 12‚ so it hasn’t been too much of a change. I feel fortunate to be able to fulfil different roles and I’m really enjoying it.”
For a player endowed with his off-the-cuff wizardry to find his voice in a team that stick to the hymn sheet as fastidiously as the Springboks‚ is easier said than done. The Boks’ suffocating game plan does‚ however‚ have spinoffs for players of Willemse’s ilk‚ albeit deep into the game.
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