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Rassie selects fresh backline for crucial Wellington clash against All Blacks | SA News

Springbok coach Rassie Erasmus has rung the changes for the return clash against All Blacks in Wellington.

If it were any other era of Springbok rugby, the omission of stalwarts such as Eben Etzebeth (136 caps), Handrè Pollard (84 caps), Damian de Allende (91 caps), Jesse Kriel (83 caps) and Willie le Roux (101) caps would be viewed as the rugby version of a purge.

But in the Rassie Erasmus-era, wholesale changes from week to week are the norm rather than the exception. And the coach has done it again with eight changes (including a positional switch) to the 23 from last week’s squad, opting for a fresh backline and…

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