Forget the doubts – Libbok is the flyhalf the Boks need now

MANIE Libbok has had to fight harder than most of the Springboks’ modern flyhalves to prove his worth.

- LEIGHTON KOOPMAN

His pathway to the No 10 jersey has been marked by continuous scrutiny and second-guessing, particularly around his goal-kicking and game management under pressure. However, if his recent performances - especially his electric showing in the Wellington demolition of the All Blacks - are anything to go by, Libbok has firmly positioned himself as the Springboks’ undisputed top flyhalf.

Against New Zealand in Wellington, the pivot delivered arguably his most complete game in the green and gold. It was a match where the Springboks dismantled the All Blacks with pace, power, physicality, and precision ~ and it was Libbok who orchestrated the tempo after coming on halfway through the first half for the injured Sacha Feinberg-Mngomezulu.