The Springboks came within two late kicks of a perfect record across 2024. A Ciaran Frawley drop goal in the 80th minute in Durban and a shanked Manie Libbok Libbok penalty in the 79th minute...
Franco Mostert is Rassie Erasmus' all-conquering Bokke in microcosm - from despair to domination.
The Boks are preparing this week for Sunday’s November opener away to Scotland but they have lost Nortje to a midweek leg injury.
The new Springbok talks on-field doubts, off-field emotions, and using his mother for tackling practice.
The back-to-back Rugby World Cup champions had already lost Jan-Hendrik Wessels and Damian Willemse for the November tour to Scotland, England and Wales, replacing them with Johan Grobbelaar and Cameron Hanekom.
Rassie Erasmus’ latest Springboks squad selection serves as evidence of two important truths in elite sport: nothing comes easy at the top and winning makes the wheels go round.