The Springboks have landed in Argentina for next Saturday’s Los Pumas clash, Rassie Erasmus also confirming they are on track with Rugby’s Greatest Rivalry preparations.
The world champions touched down in the early hours of Sunday morning (South American time) following a journey from Cape Town on Saturday and will resume their on-field preparations on Monday to face Felipe Contepomi’s men at Estadio José Amalfitani.
Two travelling groups flew to Buenos Aires via São Paulo and arrived at their team hotel within an hour of one another after midnight.
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The players will have a day off to rest and recover, allowing them sufficient time to acclimatise to the conditions and time zone.
“It’s great to be back in Buenos Aires, and we are looking forward to the challenge of facing the Pumas here once again,” said Erasmus.
“It was a long journey, and there is a fair time difference between the countries, so the players will have time to rest and acclimatise today, and then we’ll return to the training field [on Monday].
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“Fortunately, we did most of the ground work for the match at our training camp in Johannesburg earlier this week, so we have a good base to build on in the next few days.”
The players who remained in South Africa to focus on three Tests against the All Blacks will reassemble later on Sunday and also resume training on Monday.
“We are on track in terms of our preparation for both this match and the New Zealand Tour,” Erasmus added.
The Bok boss will consult with his coaching team later today before deciding when to announce his match 23 to face Argentina.
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