With the August 28 deadline now passed for the final submission by all 20 teams of their 33-strong squads travelling to France, the names of the 660 players who will be involved at Rugby World Cup 2023 have been confirmed.
It took the Jaguares a little bit of time to find their rhythm but in the end they proved far too good for the Lions.
What qualifies as a ‘good’ kicking game has changed over the last 10 years as teams skew towards more contestable kicks at the expense of long-range drives that end up handing away possession easily for poor net gains.
The last few years have seen Bulls coaches come-and-go again - Nollis Marais (2016/17) and John Mitchell (2018). Pote Human, the third coach in the new era of coaching musical chairs will hopefully restore some stability.
Highlanders head coach Aaron Mauger has rung in some positional changes for the first leg of his side's two-game South African tour.
The Rebels have still never won in South Africa after losing to the Bulls in Pretoria, while the Sharks were too good for the Stormers.
Both on the back of strong performances, the Sharks and Bulls have named their sides ahead of their South African derby.
Springbok midfielder Jesse Kriel will play his 50th Super Rugby match when the Bulls take on the Crusaders in Christchurch on Friday.
The Reds have made one personnel change and three positional shifts in the backline for their Super Rugby match against the Bulls in Brisbane.
