Powerhouse Bulls entrance rower Jan-Hendrik Wessels is actually not unfamiliar to the Springbok arrange, having already featured in three Exams final 12 months, however each signal now factors in the direction of many extra internationals forward.
The highly effective prop – who also can play hooker – lately caught the attention as soon as once more because the Bulls claimed a cushty win over Bayonne to progress to the Problem Cup final eight, whereas on Friday night time he delivered a shocking Man of the Match efficiency towards Glasgow within the URC.
Weighing in at round 120kg, whereas standing over 1.90m tall, Wessels continues to make an enormous impression along with his mobility and work price.
Following the retirement of Steven Kitshoff, there could also be some sense in Wessels starting to focus extra on the loosehead place, however then the Springbok coaches can also see nice worth in his potential to function a successor to Bongi Mbonambi and Malcolm Marx.
Both method, there may be each indication that the Springboks will be capable to deploy a weapon of mass destruction in Wessels, who’s a breakthrough star on the rise.
“He’s simply been nicknamed Os du Randt,” Bulls Jake White stated on the post-match press convention, referencing Wessels’ similarities to the legendary former two-time World Cup winner.
“I don’t know what the reason being however it’s harking back to the times after I was fortunate sufficient to teach Os.
“Jan-Hendrik was a lock in school after which a prop in school, then he was a hooker after which he tailored to grow to be a prop once more. It simply makes our squad a lot stronger. He epitomised our back-to-back efforts [against Munster and Glasgow] as a result of his back-to-back efforts had been excellent.”
JAN-HENDRIK WESSELS WILL HOPE TO PLAY REGULARLY FOR THE SPRINGBOKS THIS SEASON:
TBC: vs Barbarians, TBC, TBC
5 July: vs Italy, Loftus Versfeld, Pretoria
12 July: vs Italy, Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium, Gqeberha
19 July: vs Georgia, Mbombela Stadium, Nelspruit
16 August: vs Australia, Ellis Park, Johannesburg
23 August: vs Australia, DHL Stadium, Cape City
6 September: vs New Zealand, Auckland
13 September: vs New Zealand, Wellington
27 September: vs Argentina, Kings Park, Durban
4 October: vs Argentina, London
1 November: vs Wales, Cardiff
8 November: vs France, Paris
15 November: vs Italy, Turin
22 November: vs Eire, Dublin
*SA Rugby are engaged on including two extra Exams for the Springboks, more likely to be towards Japan and Portugal
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