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Bok coach to be named earlier

Cape Town - SARU has confirmed that the announcement of the next Springbok coach on Friday, January 27 has been moved from 14:00 to 12:00.

In a media statement released on Thursday, SARU confirmed that Friday’s conference has been advanced by two hours to 12:00, following the expected conclusion of SARU's Special General Meeting at the Sports Science Institute of South Africa in Newlands, Cape Town.

Heyneke Meyer is the overwhelming favourite to be named as Peter de Villiers's successor. 

SuperSport Blitz (channel 200) will broadcast the announcement live.

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