FRIDAY, 10.25AM:
THE Springboks will tackle New Zealand in the Tri-nations rugby match at Ellis Park stadium on Saturday.
South Africa has won only three of the 10 matches they have played against the All Blacks since their readmision into international rugby in 1992. “That factor is playing more on the minds of the experienced guys who have been there before,” said Springbok coach Carel du Plessis. “They know about the history of this match and what it means. For the younger guys in the side it will be more the pressure situation.”
South Africa: Russell Bennett; Andre Snyman, Percival Montgomery, Dannie van Schackwyk, Pieter Rossouw, Jannie de Beer, Joost van ser Westhuizen, Gary Teichmann (captain), Andre Venter, Ruben Kruger, mark Andrews, Krynauw Otto,Marius Hurter, Naka Droske, Os du Randt, Reserves: James Small, Henry Honiball, Werner Swanepoel, Fritz van Heerden, Dawie Theron, Chris Rossouw.
New Zealand: Christian Cullen; Jeff Wilson, Frank Bunce, Lee Stensness, Tana Umaga, Carlos Spencer, Justin Marshall, Zinzan Brooke, Olo Brown, Sean Fitzpatrick (captain), Craig Dowd. Reserves: glen Osrborne, Andrew Mehrtens, Ofisa Tonu’u, Charles Reichelmann, Mark Allen, Norm Hewitt
Referee: Peter Marshall (Australia).