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Daily sports wrap: Why Coetzee CANNOT afford to panic

Cape Town - Sport24 produces - get this - over 100 articles a day...

So naturally there'll be a few articles that even our most ardent readers will miss.

On the off chance you are one of those, here are our top FIVE stories that might have slipped your browser feed today!

1. LOUW ON BOK STANDBY

Springbok flank Francois Louw could be called into the Springbok squad.

The 32-year-old veteran, who is currently in good form for English rugby club Bath, feels "strong and fit" to make a comeback appearance in the green and gold.

Click here to read Louw's declaration

2. STEYN'S RETURN TO BE IN T20 GLOBAL LEAGUE?

Sigh!

It seems like Dale Steyn is unlikely to feature at all against Bangladesh over the next month-and-a-half.

It seems as if the "Phalaborwa express" will only return in November's T20 Global League for the Cape Town Knight Riders.

Click here to read the update on Steyn's injury

3. RIO - THE BOXER

Former England football captain Rio Ferdinand is in the ring and ready to become a professional boxer.

The 38-year-old confirmed he will train and aim for an elusive title belt.

Click here to read Ferdinand's mission

4. CALLING ALL PROTEAS' FANS, GIBSON HAS PLANS

Ottis Gibson is in South Africa and has started the process of trying to get the Proteas back to the top of the pile in world cricket.

Gibson has a simple plan and that is to take the Proteas back to No 1 and win the World Cup in 2019.

But we all know, it is easier said than done.

Click here to read Gibson's Proteas vision

5. DON'T PANIC TOETIE!

It's been a hell of a week for Springbok coach Allister Coetzee and the remainder of the Rugby Championship is not looking promising.

However, Coetzee does not need to make too many wholesame changes for their clash against the Wallabies in Bloemfontein.

Sport24's Lloyd Burnard suggests that the last thing Coetzee needs is to panic and change too much...

Click here to read Burnard's reasoning

Images: Gallo/Getty

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