The point is to tilt the field in favour of the Northern Hemisphere to loosen Southern dominance

Eben Etzebeth’s 12 week ban for eye-gouging was more a Golden Buzzer moment for the disgraced Springboks than a sending to rugby’s red-card gallows.

South Africa’s participating trio of clubs in the Investec Champions Cup must transform their thinking in approach and squad selections to join Europe’s elite at the top end of an exclusive international club rugby table.

This Saturday’s Test match 23 against Wales is testament to the beauty of Erasmus’s selections

Malcolm Marx took ownership of the Springboks No 2 jersey in 2025, averaging 68 minutes a Test in South Africa’s last seven big Test matches.

Ireland were brave but the Boks were brutal — winning for first time in Dublin since Erasmus took over in 2018

The Irish have been a thorn in the Springboks’ side

Justice, in the quality of the Springboks, triumphed over injustice, in the form of incompetent match officials, in Turin as the Springboks won for the 19th time in 20 Tests against Italy.

Coach Rassie Erasmus has picked just four of the starting XV from the epic win against the French in Paris, but he is spoilt for choice

Siya Kolisi has played 71 Tests for the Springboks since Rassie Erasmus made him captain against England in 2018.