Fight cancellation delays Springboks’ departure to Australia
A flight cancellation has delayed the Springboks’ departure to Australia for the away leg of the Rugby Championship.
The squad is now set to travel to Sydney on Friday.
The Springboks will play their first of two Tests against the Wallabies on Saturday, 27 August.
The team will face Australia again in Sydney a week later on Saturday, 3 September, and will conclude their campaign with back-to-back Tests against Argentina in Buenos Aires and Durban on 17 and 24 September respectively.
Springbok coach Jacques Nienaber said it was important to adapt to the travel delay rather than allow it to have a negative impact on their planning.
“We are a solution-driven team and we will not gain anything by allowing unforeseen circumstances such as this to derail our plans.
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“The coaches and conditioning staff have already adapted our training programme to suit our delayed arrival in Australia and we will get back down to business as soon as possible when we arrive Down Under.”
Nienaber added: “Fortunately this group of players have been together all season and they know our game plan and what we need to do to get our Castle Lager Rugby Championship campaign back on track, and that is our sole focus at this point.
The Boks are set to arrive in Adelaide on Saturday afternoon.
