So I started thinking about the times that South Africa have struggled the most over the last few months and tried to draw some inspiration from there. With Wales picking themselves off the floor after last weekend they will need competitors like Biggar to re-energise the performance. They won the Lions series by dominating the physical and aerial battles, and they even beat the All Blacks in an arm-wrestle in the Rugby Championship.
Then I started to think about the best way to play against this juggernaut Springbok side that look to batter you into submission.
READ MORE: For all the latest news, views and analysis head to our rugby section You have to be able to front up and not be cowed by their power, so pick players that are best equipped to deal with it. Test Lion and excellent goal kicker, but the attributes I was most eager to see against the Springboks were his physicality in defence and his ability to win the ball in the air.Įach vital areas when you face South Africa.Īll that makes logical sense, and is a bit of a no-brainer. I immediately thought of Dan Biggar at fly-half.
I was thinking about Wales’ selection this week and which players were most likely to come into the team from the English based contingent.
