Anger has exploded in rugby-mad Nelson Mandela Bay over the metro’s exclusion from the Springboks’ World Cup Tour. Letters were flying thick and fast on Monday to remind SA Rugby that the metro is the home of captain Siya Kolisi and other members of the winning team. Anger has exploded in rugby.
Louis Koen and Junior Springbok Women’s coach Laurian Johannes-Haupt will take charge of the team as they open their 2023 season with Tests against Canada on 25 March and Spain on 1 April with Koen as the head coach and Johannes-Haupt as his assistant.