Bok duo get green light
Oct 31,2012
The Springboks have been boosted with news that flank Francois Louw and hooker Adriaan Strauss are fit for South Africa's tour to Europe.
Louw hurt his neck in an Aviva Premiership game with Bath over the weekend, but scans revealed that the injury was not as serious as initially feared.
Strauss, meanwhile, had picked up a knee injury during the Free State Cheetahs' first promotion-relegation match against the Kings and was forced to sit out the second clash between the two sides last Friday.
However, the Springbok vice-captain was given the all-clear by Free State Cheetahs team doctor Ian Morris and will be available for South Africa's opening fixture against Ireland in Dublin.
Comments (6)
Oct 31, 2012 at 15:52:06
nj,
What about the ex Bok captain (Strauss) who moved to OZ and was capped for Australia?
Oct 31, 2012 at 17:01:39
The law changed after that. He was in the OZ 1999 World Cup squad, so has a RWC winner medal.
Nov 01, 2012 at 18:57:05
@ nj..... richardt strauss "former baby bok which still is being capped for your country" played and won the under 19 world cup with south africa in 2005..... he now plays for leinster in ireland and will be putting on the green shirt of ireland next week saterday to face s.a... !!!!!!
Oct 31, 2012 at 11:28:50
Its great news to have francois louw and strauss in the squad for the novemeber tests.... i thought louw was great in the rugby championship.... its also good to see HM including players in his squad that play their rugby outside of south africa espieally europe.... these players can bring a understanding of how the game is played in europe which is so different to how we the kiwis and aussies play rugby.... inside info to beat ireland scotland and the poms.... although having said that ireland and england have former springbok players playing for them in the international squad so maybe the passing of info will work both ways.... its gonna be interesting.... GO BOKKE.....!!!!!!!!
Oct 31, 2012 at 15:31:20
Do you mean former SA based players, cause I'm sure you know that once you're capped for your country you can't ever play for a different one, so there's no way former Springbok players will be playing for Ireland or England.