RUGBY NEWS - The Springbok management couldn’t get a better opportunity to give ‘third choice hooker’ Deon Fourie a run in the position when the Boks take on Romania in their second pool match of the World Cup in Bordeaux on Sunday afternoon.

The Boks’ entire fringe group should be in line to get a run this weekend as it is more than likely that the team will be back up to full strength for their final two pool matches against Ireland and Tonga.

In last year’s Rugby Championship the Boks took a chance by sending former ‘third choice’ hooker Joseph Dweba home to work on his game, while backing Fourie to cover the position in a pinch.

That was a sign of things to come as Dweba then missed out on selection for the final 33-man World Cup squad with Fourie getting the nod to back-up Malcolm Marx and Bongi Mbonambi.

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But despite him being the back-up hooker, Fourie has not had any game time in the position, even though the Boks have had a couple of opportunities to give him a run.

During last year’s Rugby Championship Fourie was given the No 16 jersey for the Boks’ match against Argentina in Buenos Aires, but he instead came on as a loose forward replacement with Marx playing the whole game.

Article: Caxton publication, The Citizen

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