Katlego Sekhu

Canan Moodie and Jaden Hendrikse will be making their first appearances in the Springbok jersey since the 2023 Rugby World Cup on Saturday.
Double RWC winners Willie le Roux and Lukhanyo Am also return to the match-23 to face New Zealand in the Castle Lager Rugby Championship in Cape Town.
Springbok coach Rassie Erasmus has brought back the quartet to the side, making seven changes, two of which are positional, to the starting XV that defeated the All Blacks 31-27 at Emirates Airline Park in Johannesburg last Saturday.
Grant Williams will start as scrumhalf in partnership with Handre Pollard, who is promoted from the bench. Eben Etzebeth Le Roux and Moodie are also starting.
Springbok captain Siya Kolisi, who took a hard blow to the cheek last week, has been cleared to play and will start in a powerful loose trio with Jasper Wiese and Pieter-Steph du Toit.
Erasmus warned that he expects New Zealand to raise their game to greater heights compared to last Saturday’s nail-biter.
“This match is going to be massive,” said Erasmus. “New Zealand is a world-class outfit, and we know they’ll be desperate to bounce back after leading in the second half last week.”
“They’ll also be fully aware of the fact that a victory could give them a huge boost on the Castle Lager Rugby Championship standings, and they’ll be playing to retain the Freedom Cup, which they’ve held since 2010. It’s going to be another epic encounter.
“They’re a quality team with a lot of pace and several players who have a great X-factor. We also saw last week what they can do if they get a strong start, while they have proven time and time again that they are a team that can close out games under a lot of pressure in the last 20 minutes, so it’s going to take a huge team effort to register a victory against them.”
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