Wallabies No.8 Scott Higginbotham, talking to Greg Growden of the Dominion Post, admits he will tread carefully before Saturday's Tri-Nations Test with South Africa.
"If the new Wallabies No 8 Scott Higginbotham is a bit dubious about getting heavily involved in the on-field warm-ups before the test against the Springboks at Kings Park on Sunday morning (NZT) he has good reason.
It's because he doesn't want to suffer any more game-day turmoil on South African soil.
After some excellent performances off the bench, Higginbotham has been promoted to the starting XV for the first time at the expense of No 8 Ben McCalman, while second-rower Nathan Sharpe replaces Rob Simmons, who has been rested due to shoulder concerns.
When Higginbotham was last in South Africa with the Wallabies a year ago, he was scheduled to make his test debut at Loftus Versfeld."
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