Former South Africa captain Bob Skinstad thinks the Springboks will probably be cautious of Huw Jones at Murrayfield on Sunday, saying the Scotland participant is “among the finest centres on the planet”.
The perimeters meet simply over a yr on from their World Cup pool opener in Marseille, the place the Boks overpowered Gregor Townsend’s males en path to lifting the trophy.
Regardless of the gulf between the edges that day, Skinstad says the South Africans will probably be respectful of the threats Scotland pose, Jones particularly.
“Huw Jones, for me, he is been under-recognised as a participant for a very long time,” Skinstad, who received 42 Springboks caps between 1997 and 2007, mentioned.
“I believe Jones might be among the finest centres on the planet. I like the way in which he runs, I like the way in which he distributes. He’d match right into a South African workforce.”
Speaking to the BBC’s Scotland Rugby Podcast, Skinstad added: “It is not typically that you may say, ‘let’s decide 12 of the opposition gamers who can match right into a world champion workforce’. However I’d look throughout the Scottish guys and say they’ve actually bought a great run at eight or 10 guys who might end up for one more worldwide workforce, which is unbelievable.
“Which means you are within the high 5, high six on the planet, simply by sheer weight of numbers of high quality gamers.”
