Springboks player Lukhanyo Am ready to wear the skipper armband
Springboks player Lukhanyo Am is ready to wear the skipper armband in the absence of the regular and World Cup-winning captain Siya Kolisi during the build-up to the World Cup in France.
Springboks rugby player Lukhanyo Am, has been appointed the new brand ambassador for DanUp. He was introduced at a recent event at Maponya Mall, and is ready to wear the skipper armband in the absence of the regular skipper and World Cup-winning captain Siya Kolisi.
Kolisi is currently out on injury and will miss the Springboks’ 2023 season against Australia in Pretoria in July in the opening round of the shortened Castle Lager Rugby Championship and their final match on home soil against Argentina in Johannesburg before the build-up to their Rugby World Cup defence starts.
In August, the Boks will travel to Argentina to take on the Pumas before facing Wales and the All Blacks in the Rugby World Cup warm-up matches in Cardiff and London in the final build-up to the global showpiece in France, which kicks off on the second weekend in September.
Springbok coach Jacques Nienaber’s charges will kick off the international season on July 8, with their opening championship test against Australia at Loftus Versfeld in Pretoria, before travelling to New Zealand to face the All Blacks on July 15.
They will return to South Africa to wrap up their campaign against the Pumas at Emirates Airline Park in Johannesburg on July 29. This will mark the first time since 2016 that the Boks host Australia in Pretoria, and the first time since 2013 that they take on Argentina in in Johannesburg, with South Africa having won both those fixtures, by 18-10 and 73-13 respectively.
The away match against Argentina is scheduled for August 5 before they take on Wales at the Principality Stadium on August 19, and a second Test against New Zealand at Twickenham on August 25.
South Africa will launch their World Cup title defence on September 10 against Scotland in Marseille, which will be followed by pool matches against Romania in Bordeaux on September 17, Ireland in Paris on September 23 and Tonga in Marseille on October 1.
The quarter-finals will be played on the weekend of October 14 and 15, with the semi-finals on the weekend of October 20 and 21 and the final on October 28.
“Loftus Versfeld and Emirates Airline Park are iconic stadiums, and we thoroughly enjoy the fanatic support from the home crowds at these venues, so we are thrilled to start what is a vital season for the team at these stadiums,” Nienaber said.
“These Castle Lager Rugby Championship matches are going to be crucial as we look to get our Rugby World Cup season off to a good start and playing against New Zealand away and Australia and Argentina on the highveld will be ideal for our preparation.”
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