Resting Springbok players

EXCLUSIVE: The Springboks have just come off a tough series against England and will now head straight back into their Super Rugby franchises, however, some players deserve a break.

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The Stormers and Bulls have no chance of making the playoffs, so it would make sense to give their national players some time off to recharge their batteries as the Rugby Championship looms.

The decision by Robbie Fleck to add Siya Kolisi to his team to travel to Argentina to take on the Jaguares as well as John Mitchell's decision to hand the Bulls' captaincy to Handre Pollard for their trip to Singapore has rubbed Morgan Newman the wrong way.

Watch below as he airs his frustrations with those decisions.

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