Leading sports scientist warns that the Boks need a rest

One of South Africa’s leading sports scientists Tim Noakes has warned that if the Springboks are not allowed to rest for two months, the country will pay a heavy price at the 2007 Rugby World Cup. Noakes has joined Bok coach Jake White, who has also appealed that some of the country's top Boks should be withdrawn from Tests against Scotland and France. Die Burger reports Noakes as saying that some of the top players have been playing non-stop for nearly three years and their bodies can simply not take such pressure.