Lambie set for out half role

Heyneke Meyer only plans to use talented back Pat Lambie at fly-half at this year’s Rugby World Cup due to his lack of practice elsewhere.

Lambie is capable of slotting in at full-back for the Springboks but hasn’t done so in a Test match for nearly two years.

“Pat would have covered 15 for us and Polly (Handré Pollard) or Morné (Steyn) 10, but I just felt that Pat played at full-back too long ago and it wouldn’t be fair to him,” said Meyer.

“Zane [Kirchner] can cover 12, 13 and wing. We decided after a long debate that we wouldn’t play Pat at 15, it wouldn’t be fair on him as he has just come back from an injury and he last played at 15 some 18 months ago.

“It is a vital position and we just decided we would stick with Pat at 10, and rather bring in another full-back, and Zane is in form.

"We would have gone with one full-back initially and Pat, and we needed to choose.”