We talk head clashes, team selection and that Marx injury blow ... there's plenty going on at the Rugby World Cup in France.
It’s week two of the Rugby World Cup in France. Not much has really gone against the grain, other than perhaps the mighty All Blacks losing their opening pool game for the first time ever.this week was always going to be a vastly different to that which soundly defeated Scotland last week. But coach Jacques Nienaber more than just shuffled the deck.
And…the man fondly dubbed “The Hexecutioner” by boxing fans, former multiple world champion Hekkie Budler, will step between the ropes on Monday afternoon SA-time at the Ariake Arena in Tokyo, Japan to challenge for the WBA/WBC junior flyweight world titles and Ring Magazine belt held by Japan’s Kenshiro Teraji.
Find out why Hekkie isn’t in the least scared to venture into Teraji’s own backyard, is he worried by the lack of rounds under his belt in the build-up? And trainer Nathan, who knows him better than most, shares with us why his charge is more physically and mentally prepared than ever to bring it home.
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