A growing number of South African stars plying their trade in Japan - or returning home - could help Rassie Erasmus achieve the unprecedented in 2027.
A move back to South Africa looks to be drawing closer for the two-time World Cup winner.
For more than a decade, the man from the Western Cape has been one of the finest full-backs in the game, starring for the Springboks in two Rugby World Cup triumphs.
The 56-strong selection will meet in Cape Town for a three-day camp ahead of a Test season that begins with the July visits to South Africa from Italy and Georgia.
Willie le Roux is now looking for a Japanese club, but he won’t be signing anywhere on the cheap after Gallagher Premiership big guns Bath bulked at his £450k a year wage demands.
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...