The third member of the hooker-trio who helped South Africa
achieve RWC glory in Japan in 2019, Schalk Brits, retired after the Springboks
lifted the Webb Ellis Cup for the third time at Yokohama International Stadium.
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Speaking on the SA Rugby Podcast on www.springboks.rugby,
Spotify or Apple Podcasts, the 39-year-old Brit said he will be keen on the
tour, having represented the English club Saracens for almost a decade after
joining them from DHL Stormers, based in Cape Town, in 2009.
The ever-smiling hooker played 15 Tests for the Springboks
three times as captain and was the oldest member of the South African team in
Japan last year. He said there is as much excitement building in the UK and
Ireland for next year’s tour.
“Firstly, forget about rugby! South Africa is an amazing
country to come and visit,” said Brits.
“We are spoiled for choice here and South Africans in
general are great people. They’re warm, open and friendly. Then, secondly, with
all the tourism offerings in our country from the beaches to the wildlife and
beautiful natural scenes coming here is just phenomenal. So just looking at
that, it is an amazing place to visit.”
Looking at the schedule of eight matches, which includes
three Tests, Brits reckons the tourists will view their trip as “payback time”
after they suffered a 2-1 series defeat in 2009, which was also the last time a
British & Irish Lions time lost a series.
“Combining what we have to offer here in South Africa with
rugby is massive. The Lions are a very special outfit, a Lions tour only comes
around every 12 years in South Africa, so from that perspective, it’s very
exciting,” said Brits.
“I know the UK boys are frothing at the mouth to come and
play here for the Lions against South Africa. I think they will view it as
payback time for the previous Lions tour defeat. For them, playing the Rugby
World Cup winners in South Africa will be an exciting challenge and I think
they will be a very dangerous outfit.”
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Mbonambi, who started the RWC playoff matches in the No 2
jersey but sadly had to leave the field in the final early due to an injury,
was still at school when the Lions visited South Africa in 2009.
“I was in high school and watched all the games on TV because
unfortunately, I couldn’t attend any of the matches,” said Mbonambi.
“I still have memories of guys such as ‘Beast’ Mtawarira,
Bryan Habana, and all those legendary Springboks in action against the Lions. I
made it my goal to one day be part of something special like that. I think it
is the goal of every South African rugby player to play against the Lions.”
The powerful Marx is just as excited for next year’s tour.
“My biggest memory of the 2009 Lions tour was when Jaque
Fourie scored in the corner at Loftus Versfeld to clinch the series, he said. The
tour only comes around every 12 years for us here in South Africa, so it will
be a great honor for me to play against them and to experience that.”
The first three podcasts, which feature Rassie Erasmus,
Branco du Preez, Aled Walters, Jacques Nienaber, Cheslin Kolbe, and Handre
Pollard, can be accessed here.
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