'Boks closing gap on All Blacks'

Cape Town - Stormers coach Allister Coetzee says the agreement between the SA franchises and SARU to rest top Springboks during this year’s Super Rugby competition will reap rewards.

Coetzee believes the All Blacks have always had the advantage over their counterparts because of the NZRU’s central contracting system, which allows them to rest their players as they please.

However, this year SARU managed to reach an agreement with the SA franchises which sees no Springbok player playing more than five consecutive Super Rugby games.