{"id":22305,"date":"2013-09-02T14:01:56","date_gmt":"2013-09-02T12:01:56","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/meyer-hints-at-changes-for-wallabies-and-springboks-clash\/"},"modified":"2013-09-02T14:01:56","modified_gmt":"2013-09-02T12:01:56","slug":"meyer-hints-at-changes-for-wallabies-and-springboks-clash","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/press\/meyer-hints-at-changes-for-wallabies-and-springboks-clash\/","title":{"rendered":"Meyer hints at changes for Wallabies and Springboks clash"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\t    <a href=\"http:\/\/mysport24.co.za\/?attachment_id=15302\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-15302\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-15302 \" alt=\"Heyneke Meyer. Photo: Eurosport\" src=\"http:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/press\/wp-content\/plugins\/rss-poster\/cache\/1f17d_849122-14423068-640-360-600x337.jpg\" width=\"420\" height=\"236\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-caption-text\">Heyneke Meyer. Photo: Eurosport<\/p>\n<p>South Africa will make changes to their side for Saturday\u2019s Rugby Championship clash away to Australia, Heyneke Meyer said today, but the Springbok coach hoped the Wallabies would resist recalling Quade Cooper at flyhalf.<\/p>\n<p>Meyer said his side needed freshening up after two physical wins over Argentina and the long trip from South America to Brisbane to take on the Wallabies, who lost their opening two encounters against New Zealand.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThere will be a few changes, mostly due to rotational, and also we want to have the most fresh as possible team on the field,\u201d Meyer told local reporters in Brisbane on Monday.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe\u2019ve travelled a lot.. and we\u2019re going to play three away matches on the trot and we have to travel for all three so it\u2019s important to have fresh guys.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The Springboks, three times winners of the Tri-nations before the introduction of Argentina last year, <a href=\"http:\/\/mysport24.co.za\/steyn-boots-south-africa-to-victory-in-mendoza\/\" target=\"_blank\">smashed the Pumas 73-13 in Johannesburg on the opening week before narrowly overcoming them 22-17 in Mendoza<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Meyer indicated that hooker Bismarck du Plessis was likely to start in place of Adriaan Strauss for the clash at Lang Park, where the Springboks have never won in seven attempts. \u2013 <a href=\"http:\/\/uk.eurosport.yahoo.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">Reuters<\/a><\/p>\n<p>For more Rugby Championship news,\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/mysport24.co.za\/tag\/rugby-championship\/\" target=\"_blank\">click here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>For more breaking sporting news and views, visit MySport24 on\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/MySport24\" target=\"_blank\">Twitter<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/mysport24?ref=hl\" target=\"_blank\">Facebook<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><a class=\"zemanta-pixie-a\" title=\"Enhanced by Zemanta\" href=\"http:\/\/www.zemanta.com\/?px\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"zemanta-pixie-img\" alt=\"Enhanced by Zemanta\" src=\"http:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/press\/wp-content\/plugins\/rss-poster\/cache\/1f17d_zemified_h.png\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Heyneke Meyer. Photo: Eurosport South Africa will make changes to their side for Saturday\u2019s Rugby Championship clash away to Australia, Heyneke Meyer said today, but the Springbok coach hoped the Wallabies would resist recalling Quade Cooper at flyhalf. 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