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Jantjies to be dropped... again
By Online Editors
Handre Pollard is set to wear the No.10 jersey when the Boks face the All Blacks in Wellington on Saturday.
Elton Jantjies started in the No.10 jersey in the Boks’ 18-23 defeat to the Wallabies last weekend.
Although he was still far from perfect, it was probably Jantjies’ best performance in the Bok jersey this year.
However, on Monday, Bok coach Rassie Erasmus indicated that the Lions flyhalf will probably have a bench role against the All Blacks.
“This weekend we’ll probably go with Handre [Pollard] again,” Erasmus told reporters in Wellington.
“We might give Elton the last 20 minutes or so, otherwise we’ll go to the World Cup with one flyhalf we trust.”
Meanwhile, All Blacks flyhalf Beauden Barrett is set to return to the All Blacks No.10 jersey for the match at Westpac Stadium.
Barrett gave his thoughts about the Boks’ flyhalf choices heading into Saturday’s encounter.
“Elton’s a very skilful player. Left-footer, varies his depth. Sometimes he’s deep, sometimes he’s flat at the line,” Barrett said.
“Handre, typically he likes to run with the ball, flat at the line. He’s quite a good ball carrier. I’m not sure who they’ll play, both are very good options.”
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Go to commentsMcKenzie is better than Barrett , but not better than Richie Mo'unga. Richie regularly outplayed DMac in Super Rugby. , as he did in the 2023 Final in Hamilton. I remember the 2021 Aotearoa Super Rugby Final here in CHCH. Mo'unga took him to the cleaners. McKenzie is a fine footballer , but at best a hybrid 10 . Fergus Burke , ( now playing in England ), who made a big difference when he came back late in the Crusaders season , is a better 10 than DMac. I also think 140 game + Crusader Matt Todd was always a better no 7 than Sam Cane.A big part of 3 title winning teams when South African teams were still in the comp. How many titles did the Chiefs win in that period of time?
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