Alignment camps get the thumbs-up

Springbok coach Jacques Nienaber has given his series of alignment camps the thumbs-up ahead of the international season.

The latest camp concluded in Cape Town yesterday. The Bok management team previously held a camp in Durban and also met with several overseas-based players in Europe.

The world champions kick off their 2022 season with three Tests against Wales in July. After that they’ll again play in the Rugby Championship, against Argentina, Australia and New Zealand.

“We are satisfied with the alignment camps, and we believe these sessions will be beneficial to ensure a smooth return to the training field before the three Tests against Wales,” said Nienaber.

“While the first one in Durban touched on the team’s programme this season and the lead up to the World Cup in France, as well as a broad overview of what worked last season and what we can improve on, we zoomed into more detail at this camp on the key areas going forward.”

The Bok squad for the Wales Tests will be named in the next few weeks and they’ll attend a training camp in Pretoria from 6 June. where they will remain until after the first Test against Wales at Loftus Versfeld on 2 July.