The Springboks’ road to the 2027 World Cup in Australia is already taking shape, with the management team set to embark on an important reconnaissance mission in April.
According to Springbok team manager Charles Wessels, a potential base has already been identified, with the focus now shifting to confirmation and detailed planning.
“I have identified a base in Australia and would like to confirm it as soon as possible,” Wessels told Rapport.
“I will lead a group of Springbok management members on an inspection tour in the first week of April to identify exactly what our preference will be in terms of hotels, training facilities and how we will travel during the tournament.”
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The Springboks had, ahead of their successful 2019 and 2023 World Cup campaigns, already set up camp well before the start of the tournament, and 2027 will be no different. Erasmus and his squad will arrive in Australia two weeks before the tournament next year.
Erasmus generally prefers to set up a World Cup base in a slightly more remote location, where the team has fewer off-field distractions.
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“Our planning is very important to make sure we make it as easy as possible for the team to stick to their training programme,” Wessels said.
“At the 2023 World Cup we sometimes travelled to training by boat and moved between cities by train. We will certainly think through everything again to make travel between cities as easy and quick as possible for the team.”
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