Older hands add value
The Citizen|November 12, 2024
The next Rugby World Cup is three years away, in 2027, and much of the talk after the last event and now currently, has been about a number of the older guys in the Springbok squad and for how long they will continue playing for the world champions.
Jacques van der Westhuyzen

Duane Vermeulen retired after helping the Boks to win the 2023 title in France, but none of the other "veterans" have called it quits yet. And none seem to have any intention of hanging up their boots any time soon.

And why should they, to be honest?

Why, when they are all still delivering the goods - many of them now well into their 30s - should they not head to the next World Cup, and the chance of going three in a row.

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