Libbie Janse van Rensburg happy to play musical chairs

TALL, athletic, with her blonde pigtails hidden under a bucket hat, Libbie Janse van Rensburg is instantly recognisable at every Springbok Women's training. She's also usually the player calling the shots in every offensive move.

- ZAAHIER ADAMS

But of late, the Springbok flyhalf has been moved around the backline with coach Swys de Bruin still testing out combinations less than a month away from the Boks’ Rugby World Cup opener against Brazil in Northampton.

Janse van Rensburg started at No 10 with Tayla Kinsey as her halfback partner against the Black Ferns XV last Saturday at the Athlone Stadium before De Bruin made a complete switch with Zintle Mpupha slotting into the flyhalf position along with Nadine Roos shifting from fullback to No 9 in the second half.

“I think it’s exciting, especially for me. I’ve been playing at 10 for a very long time,” Janse van Rensburg told the media at UCT yesterday.

“I like the challenge of having to play at different positions as well. Although I find comfort in playing at 10, I know what's expected of me. It's also good to test yourself as a player so you don't become too complacent.

“As we saw in the second half of the last game, the coaches will change positions and sometimes put you in a position that maybe you haven't trained at or maybe you haven't had a run there. It’s good for us all to be able to slot into any position.