After the 43-0 demolition of Wales, Erasmus was candid about the trade-offs in his Nations Championship rotation policy. The wet, heavy Durban surface contributed to handling errors throughout, but he was more satisfied with the defensive and set-piece performance than the previous week against Scotland — and noted that certain players earned their 'tick marks' by handling Test pressure better than before. The scrum, underwhelming against England and Scotland, reasserted itself convincingly. His honest caveat: the constant rotation is actively hurting cohesion, and he knows it. With the split squad heading to Argentina in early August before the four-Test All Blacks series, Erasmus is still in building mode — treating each match as a diagnostic rather than a destination.
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