Springbok coach Rassie Erasmus said that they would be making wholesale changes for the third match of the Incoming Series against Portugal in Bloemfontein this coming weekend, after the Boks went down 25-24 to Ireland to draw their two-game series.
After clinching a 27-20 win in the opening Test at Loftus, the Boks were seconds away from sealing a two-nil series win when Irish replacement back Ciaran Frawley stepped up to slot a long range drop goal on the fulltime hooter to break their hearts.
Focus now shifts to the clash against the Portuguese , which will be the Boks last before they head Down Under for the start of the Rugby Championship next month, and Erasmus explained that he would be giving his main starters a break.
He is also hoping to see the kind of performance they got out of utility back Sacha Feinberg-Mngomezulu, who replaced a concussed Willie le Roux early in the match on Saturday.
Next week we will pick a very different team. We have announced that team internally. The guys who played tonight will help them prepare until Wednesday and then they will have a 10-day break, explained Erasmus.
