Springbok wing Edwill van der Merwe had an impressive Test debut, which he capped by scoring the game’s last try. (Paul Harding/Gallo Images)
Springbok coach Rassie Erasmus said the measured injection of four debutants in Saturday’s 41-13 win over Wales in London is a nice situation for them to have as a team and coaches.
Erasmus fielded two starting debutants in Jordan Hendrikse at flyhalf and Edwill van der Merwe at wing, with Sacha Feinberg-Mngomezulu and Ben-Jason Dixon at flyhalf and flank, respectively.
Erasmus said he couldn’t risk throwing on a raft of debutants like he did in the corresponding fixture six years ago where 13 Test caps were handed out.
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