Springbok utility forward declares himself ready to take on the Wallabies on Saturday
Springbok hooker Deon Fourie. Picture: SHAUN ROY/BACKPAGEPIX
The Test has taken on greater significance as the Boks seek to keep their Rugby Championship hopes alive and arrest a slide in which they lost three of their past five Tests. Joseph Dweba, the man who replaced him, has underwhelmed, particularly with his feeds at the lineout. The Boks need greater consistency in that area as much of their attacking game revolves around a reliable stream of lineout ball.
When Fourie rightly points to other areas that will also require his attention, none are more match-defining than those timely steals at the ruck that serve to pull the rug from under the opposition. “It can be a positive. At that level there are other areas of focus other than sticking your head in a ruck,” Fourie said.
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