MARK KEOHANE | Selecting overseas-based players really drove the point home
This selection policy has for the past six years ensured the best Springboks are available. The All Blacks would be wise to follow suit
11 July 2024 - 21:33
South Africa’s willingness to select overseas-based players for the national team was a decision that halted the Springboks’ free-fall to a professional era low ranking of seventh. It surely must be a matter of when the All Blacks go the same way...
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