[LISTEN] Boks captain Duane Vermeulen ahead of All Blacks clash – City Times supports the Boks
The big South African number 8 has been entrusted with the captaincy duties in the absence of regular Springbok captain Siya Kolisi who is recovering from a knee injury.
The staff of the City Times is behind the Springboks in their massive clash with the All Blacks, in New Zealand, tomorrow morning (9:35am SA time).
Caxton Local Media is also fully behind “Bok Fridays” and staff will be sporting the green and gold in support of our national team in the build up to the 2019 Rugby World Cup, which kicks off in Japan on September 20.
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Duane Vermeulen will captain the Springboks for the first time when they take on the All Blacks at the ‘Cake Tin’ in Wellington in what will also be his first match against the New Zealanders since the epic 2015 Rugby World Cup semi-final in England.
Vermeulen says although there is a strong leadership component in the team, he relishes the opportunity to captain the team and there is no bigger occasion than against the old foe, the All Blacks.
*Photo of Springboks captain Duane Vermeulen (left) and director of rugby Rassie Erasmus supplied by Getty Images
