Why De Allende should be Bok No 12

Cape Town - Stormers centre Damian de Allende once again showed against the Waratahs this past weekend why he is currently the best inside centre in South Africa.

With incumbent Springbok centre and captain, Jean de Villiers, currently sidelined with a long-term knee injury, De Allende has shown that it will be extremely hard for Springbok coach Heyneke Meyer to ignore him.

The 23-year-old from Milnerton in Cape Town is a special player and I am convinced that given the opportunity, he will still play an integral role in the Bok set-up for years to come.