Jake White says the Springbok 23 to face Argentina in Buenos Aires on Saturday are “fighting for their lives” and a place in the squad entrusted to defend the Webb Ellis Cup.
“This weekend’s rematch is a real chance for Argentina to measure where they are. For us, it’s a massive test of our strength in depth,” the former Bok coach, now Vodacom Bulls director of rugby, writes.
“There are no more chances and you are not going to get more desperate than that. The message is that it is the last chance saloon for many of the guys that headed out to Argentina. “I saw one stat that 30 percent of players who are left behind generally end up at the World Cup through injury, so keep in shape and keep your phone on!”
“One of the things he had worked hardest on was becoming a little less ‘Latin’ on the field of play. You know, not to be too overly emotional and to be more calculated,” he writes.
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