The Springboks during their Rugby World Cup 2019 Pool B match against Namibia at City of Toyota Stadium on September 28, 2019 in Toyota, Japan. Picture: GALLO IMAGES/STEVE HAAG
Some in the travelling media pack have likened the elevated country hotel surrounded by trees and a golf course to the Catskill resort in the 1987 box-office hit‚ while others see something more sinister and a closer resemblance to the Overlook Hotel in the cult horrorThe Boks may very well feel they are in the latter should they suffer a second-ever defeat to Italy‚ which would effectively bring their Rugby World Cup campaign to an end.
Jesse Kriel‚ who suffered a hamstring strain and was not considered for selection against Namibia‚ is likely to return to the side.And befitting the occasion‚ the Boks will send their best available selection into battle‚ which means Erasmus is unlikely to deviate too much from the team that lost to the All Blacks.