/ 10 July 1999

VON HOESSLIN FINE IN THE COLD

SPRINGBOK scrumhalf Dave Von Hoesslin is happy to play in cold and wet conditions in Dunedin, should those arise. Weather conditions are widely touted as favouring the All Blacks, but Von Hoesslin, and any other Springbok who plays in Cape Town, will be used to soggy, windy, cold weather. The New Zealand side may have a collective edge, but Von Hoesslin reckons it won’t affect his performance, despite the size of the shoes he is expected to fill. Filling in for the injured Joost van der Westhuizen is no mean feat, but Von Hoesslin expects to do his best.