Vodacom Bulls flyhalf Curwin Bosch says he is eager to test himself against the All Blacks at Loftus Versfeld on Saturday as he looks to force his way back into Springbok reckoning.
The 29-year-old described his likely first match against New Zealand as “an opportunity of a lifetime”.
Once hailed as one of South African rugby’s brightest prodigies, Bosch has returned to South Africa after two seasons in France with Brive, a spell he credits with reviving both his game and his love for rugby.
“It’s amazing to be back in South Africa,” Bosch said. “The two seasons I spent in France were really good for me, but there’s just no place like home. Even Pretoria, for me, feels like home.”
Bosch admitted the move abroad was less about unhappiness and more about escaping his comfort zone after years at the Sharks.
“I started becoming too comfortable at the Sharks. It was a safe space for me. I knew everyone, I knew the whole of Durban. Sometimes it is hard to leave that comfort, but it was exactly what I needed.”
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He said the biggest benefit of his time in France was mental rather than technical.
“It was so good for me mentally, just to get the shackles off and get back to doing what I do best, and that’s just to play rugby. There’s no sideshows, no distractions.”
That freedom, he believes, has restored the instinctive attacking game that first made him stand out as a schoolboy star.
“I felt like I was a lot more free. The last couple of seasons in South Africa, I felt boxed in a little bit. That time in France freed me up, going back to almost how you used to play rugby at school. You see the space, and you play the space. That’s when I’m at my best.”
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With the All Blacks clash looming, Bosch was clear his Springbok ambitions remain very much alive.
“The day those ambitions go away, I’ll stop playing rugby. My best will be good enough to make this squad.”
Asked whether he ever tires of having to prove himself, Bosch was pragmatic.
“It doesn’t really matter what you say. It’s what you produce out there on the field. Those actions will speak for everything else.”
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