'Siya will only scrum at No 8'

BOKS: MANAGEMENT DECIDED TO GIVE THE SKIPPER A GO

- Ross Roche

Springbok coach Rassie Erasmus has admitted that the team management changed their minds about captain Siya Kolisi featuring at No 8 for the national team, after he was selected there for the first Test of the Rugby Championship against the Wallabies at Ellis Park on Saturday.

The Boks do not have an out-and-out eighthman in the current squad, due to Jasper Wiese serving a ban for his red card picked up against Italy, and Evan Roos having been released back to his union.

Kwagga Smith is probably the closest the Boks have to a genuine eighthman, but he is preferred for his impact from off the bench.