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Springboks coach Rassie Erasmus says everything is going according to plan ahead of their much-anticipated two-Test series against Ireland. After an untimely travel delay following their Test win over Wales at Twickenham in London last Saturday, the Springboks have been busy preparing in Pretoria for next Saturday’s first Test at Loftus Versfeld. The second test is a week later at Durban’s Kings Park Stadium.
“We had a good and productive training week despite our flight from London to South Africa being cancelled on Sunday night, and it was pleasing to see how the players who joined us this week stepped back into Test mode and got stuck in at training,” said Erasmus. “Some of the players have been in our set-up for a while, which certainly assisted, and the new players also wasted no time familiarising themselves with the systems and we are pleased with how they slotted in.” The Springboks retain the Qatar Airways Cup 🏆 Edwill van der Merwe scored this marvelous try on debut - the perfect reminder why he’s playing for the Boks 🔥 #RSAvWAL pic.
twitter.com/Z5t1fqOcci Erasmus’ 39-man Springboks squad had their first training session of the week on Tuesday, before having two further training sessions on Wednesday. They closed off the week with their final field session on Friday morning.
The players will have the weekend off to spend with their families and will reassemble in Pretoria on Sunday. Erasmus will name his matchday squad for the first Test against.
