Felipe Contepomi, now on the Barbarians coaching staff, has been vocal in his admiration for how the Springboks are developing. The piece examines his view that the Boks are successfully layering a more dangerous attacking game on top of their traditional forward-dominated approach — an evolution worth noting given it comes from a former opponent who now coaches at an international level.
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Contepomi sees a Bok team evolving beyond their forward foundations
Contepomi praises the Boks' growing attacking dimension alongside their forward muscle — the piece explores what that outside perspective reveals about South Africa's tactical evolution.
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