SPRINGBOK coach Rassie Erasmus says they are not going to make many adjustments to accomodate the Nations Championship.
The inaugural Nations Championship sees the world’s top teams doing battle to qualify for a grand final at Twickenham in November, but the Springboks will not change their approach to Test match rugby by chasing log points.
The exciting finals weekend at the home of rugby will see all 12 teams in action, with the first-placed northern hemisphere team pitted against the first-placed southern hemisphere team, the second-placed teams playing each other, and the match-ups descending to sixth versus sixth.
Log points will be accrued in July when the northern teams play three games in the south, and in November when the opposite occurs in the build-up to the Twickenham finale. Bonus points for tries scored could play a key role in the fight for top spots, but Bok coach Rassie Erasmus says the Boks are only interested in winning their matches.
“For us, Test match rugby is about playing the best possible game we can, and if we win by one point, that is fine by us,” he said.
