Race for the Springbok No 10 jersey heats up

In current occasions, there have been some fascinating developments in terms of the Springboks’ frontrunners for the No 10 jersey within the 2025 season.

For one, Handre Pollard has made the massive resolution to return to the Bulls within the subsequent few months, and he shall be decided to combat for that first-choice flyhalf spot in terms of the Springboks’ most high-profile Exams this 12 months.

Curiously his most fierce competitors could properly now come from Sacha Feinberg-Mngomezulu, who has begun to push to specialise at flyhalf in current video games for the Stormers the place he has run the present at pivot. Simply this previous weekend he was merely sensational in what was an all-time top-tier hat-trick show in opposition to Connacht.

Jordan Hendrikse and Siya Masuku have been producing some stable rugby on the Sharks as properly, and whereas they’re most likely a bit additional down the Springbok pecking order, they need to be within the combine for a few of the ‘simpler’ Take a look at matches.

After all there’s additionally Manie Libbok, who has been on the sidelines for an prolonged interval at home degree, however he ought to quickly be again simply in time to ship out a well timed reminder or two to the Springbok coaches.

Proper now, although, it does appear more likely to be a two-way shootout of types between Feinberg-Mngomezulu and Pollard for the No 10 jersey in huge video games, and that does make for a really interesting prospect.

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