Springbok prop, Trevor Nyakane is on the bench for Sunday’s Rugby World Cup opener against Scotland in Marseille. He said the Springboks are raring to go and said being in the squad and representing South Africa in France was a privilege.
Nyakane will provide an impact off the bench on Sunday in a strong squad named by Springbok coach Jacques Nienaber on Wednesday evening. He will be running out in his third RWC.
“It’s really special,” said Nyakane. “When I started playing professional rugby and playing for the Boks, I always said to my friends just one World Cup would mean everything. But once you get the taste of it, you just want to keep going.
“So, with this being my third World Cup it’s fantastic. In my wildest dreams I would not have thought that I’d make it to three.”
Zooming in on the match against Scotland on Sunday, Nyakane said that he expects a challenging encounter.
“As a team and a pack, we want to be dominant in all facets of the game, but one of the key elements is to plant the seed in the scrum,” said Nyakane.
“That said, they have a very good pack and they’ll be well prepared for us. At a tournament like this, everyone is well prepared, so we’ll do our homework on their pack and see how we can impose our physicality on them.”
