EXPERIENCE TO THE FORE Springbok assistant coach Mzwandile Stick has weighed in on the age debate in the Springbok squad. Picture: Samuel Shivambu/BackpagePix
Image: Samuel Shivambu/BackpagePix
It’s difficult to dispute that the Springboks have been the dominant force in world rugby for the last six years, and the current squad features a number of players that have been around the block.
Having won successive Rugby World Cup titles in 2019 and 2023, players like Eben Etzebeth and Deon Fourie can be fondly referred to as veterans in the Bok squad.
Etzebeth, 33, and Fourie at 38 are both by all accounts still playing some of their best rugby.
Springbok assistant coach Mzwandile Stick says that if players are still producing the goods, their age doesn’t matter much.
