Patrick Lambie takes over as Springbok captain for end of year tour

Patrick Lambie has been chosen to captain the Boks in the Autumn tests, Springbok coach Allister Coetzee confirmed. The Boks will play the Barbarians first at Wembley Stadium, London, on November 5th. Tickets are available here. They will also play England, Italy and Wales in the following weeks. Adriaan Strauss, who led the Springboks in all of their nine Tests so far this year, will be rested for the Barbarians match. Coetzee will name the Springbok match 23 on Thursday afternoon. After sustaining a serious concussion against Ireland in June, Lambie was out of action for far longer than pla…