Head coach JacquesNienaber and SA Rugby director of rugby RassieErasmus confirmed some time ago they would be sending a group of between 13 and 15 players to NewZealand early to get over jetlag to prepare for the AllBlacks match. Read more here 👇
Head coach Jacques Nienaber and SA Rugby director of rugby Rassie Erasmus confirmed some time ago they would be sending a group of between 13 and 15 players to New Zealand early to get over jetlag to prepare for the All Blacks match, which comes a week after the Wallabies game.
At a press conference on Tuesday afternoon, Nienaber explained that they were trying to balance the needs of the team that is set to face Australia , with the needs of the group heading to New Zealand to have sufficient recovery time.“Definitely in our heads we have a pretty good idea and the players know ,” said Nienaber this week.
“But there are still changes . This time last week we didn’t know if Damian would be ready or not and now he is. So that changes in terms of strategy,” explained Nienaber. “But we will only announce that at the team announcement next week , because we don’t want people to know who’s going where .“It’s nice to have this big squad because we are able to go 15 v 15 . So we will probably send the balance as late as possible so the team to play against Australia will have a proper Test preparation week, but also early enough so they can get the benefit of time to get over jet lag.
“We have made sure that we have booked enough spaces on Tuesday and Wednesday to make sure that the team to face Australia isn’t underdone in terms of opposition. So if we are happy by Tuesday they will fly as soon as possible,” said Erasmus.
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