Bok coach Jacques Nienaber didn't rule out the possibility of giving the Lions legend some game-time if the team's No 10 riddle before the World Cup becomes more complex.Elton Jantjies back in an actual new Nike Springbok jersey?
While Damian Willemse and Manie Libbok could reasonably be expected to receive the bulk of the remaining game-time before the showpiece tournament, a sudden change in circumstances would mean that Jantjies would require match-fitness, too. "We have to try and balance it as much as we can over the next couple of games. I don’t think there are a lot of countries with four flyhalves available."'Hopeful' Nienaber wouldn't mind pressing Kolisi and Pollard into World Cup action without a warm-up
And his most recent campaign with Japanese club Toyota Verblitz has merely reinforced his suitability for becoming the Boks' main pivot cover in an emergency.