Zane Kirchner will become the latest Springbok in Saturdays final B&I Lions test match

Congratulations to Zane Kirchner who will receive his 1st Springbok cap in tomorrow’s final B&I Lions tour test match. This is something, however, that I am very much against. Capping a player just for the sake of capping him. It goes against the whole ethos of the Springbok. There is no doubt that Zane Kirchner is a talented player, and his time as a Springbok will definately come (tomorrow in-fact), but I feel he showed, during the Emerging Springboks VS B&I Lions game, that he needs more time. He has had a great Super 14 season this year, but is one great season in the Super 14 enough? I feel Zane Kirchner showed us in both the Super14 final as well as the Emerging Springboks game, that his decision making needs work…. Read More