Springbok mastermind Rassie Erasmus explained his decision to hand fullback Quan Horn the No 10 jersey against the Barbarians this weekend. Photo: Backpagepix
Many an eyebrow was raised when Rassie Erasmus named Lions fullback Quan Horn at flyhalf for the Springboks' encounter with the Barbarians on Saturday, but the coach has explained that he needs to protect his front-line flyhalves.
Erasmus has earmarked Manie Libbok to start against England on July 4, and he doesn’t want to risk injuring him in a friendly. He also wants to see how Horn gets on in an unfamiliar position.
“Manie has played a lot of rugby in Japan, and we must still see if Handre gets through the Bulls game on Friday night without injury, “ Erasmus said
“We have learned our lesson from last year when we played the Barbarians and got injuries to key players in positions where we were thin because of injuries. That put us under pressure when we started the Test season,
