Salmaan Moerat captains new-look Springbok team to face Portugal
Salmaan Moerat will become the 66th Springbok captain when the world champions face Portugal in Bloemfontein on Saturday.This will be the first Test between the Springboks and Portugal.
The uncapped players in the starting line-up are former Junior Springbok captain Phepsi Buthelezi , Johan Grobbelaar and Jan-Hendrik Wessels , while Andre-Hugo Venter , Ruan Venter , Morne van den Berg and Quan Horn are set to make their debuts off the bench. "He has come through the SA Rugby ranks and he went on to captain the Junior Springboks and SA Schools teams, as well as the Stormers and Western Province, which speaks volumes about his quality as a player and a captain."
"Most of the so-called younger players have been exposed to Test rugby in one way or another by either playing against Wales or Ireland or have been around the squad so they are all well aware of the standards we expect on the field and the way we do things," added Erasmus. "Portugal are a quality team as we saw with their victory against Fiji in the World Cup, while they also drew their clash against Georgia 18-18,"said Erasmus.
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