Raised on a farm, Kwagga Smith's attributes and impact regularly see him top South Africa's 'battle-stats' in big matches.
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.
Rassie Erasmus will look to the lessons learnt the last time South Africa entered the run up to rugby's greatest tournament
The first Australia U20 side of the year has been named by head coach Jason Gilmore and it's an exciting group of returning players and new faces.
SUPER RUGBY PREVIEW 2018: In the first instalment of our 15-part build-up to the Super Rugby season, we start with the South African Conference and look at the Lions.