Zachary Porthen to Make History in Bok Debut
Zachary Porthen will become the youngest prop to make his Test debut for the Springboks in the professional era when South Africa takes on Japan at Twickenham on Saturday.
Former Junior Springbok captain Porthen has been named to start at tighthead prop for the Springboks by Coach Rassie Erasmus. This opportunity arises with Thomas du Toit unavailable due to the Test match being outside of the Test match window.
With Dave Wessels as our General Manager of High Performance, we are very in sync with what the Junior Boks and EPD program are doing
— Springbok coach Rassie Erasmus.
Author's summary: Porthen debuts as youngest prop.
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