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Keo & Zels: Lions giftwrap Rassie's next Bok enforcer

The boys celebrate four from four, but even bigger is what is coming out of the Lions Den for Rassie Erasmus.

The boys celebrate four from four, but even bigger is what is coming out of the Lions Den for Rassie Erasmus.
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Mallett backs Erasmus's Horn gamble at 10 — but calls it a 'fantastic challenge'

Nick Mallett endorses Erasmus's decision to start Quan Horn at fly-half against the Barbarians, arguing Horn has been operating as a de facto 10 within the Lions system all season — and that the experienced players around him make this a realistic audition ahead of the Nations Championship.

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Horn at 10, a Stormers-heavy Bomb Squad, and five uncapped faces — five things to know about the Boks' Barbarians selection

Erasmus has named Quan Horn at fly-half — his first professional start at 10 — with Kolbe taking kicking duties, a Stormers-heavy Bomb Squad replacing the usual faces, and five uncapped players handed their moment ahead of the Nations Championship.

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Erasmus backs Quan Horn to deliver at 10 as Kolbe takes over kicking duties against Barbarians

Rassie Erasmus has explained the decision to start Quan Horn at fly-half against the Barbarians, citing the unavailability of Pollard, Feinberg-Mngomezulu and Libbok, while confirming Cheslin Kolbe will handle kicking duties to ease Horn into the role.

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Quan Horn at 10: Squad management necessity or a glimpse of future utility?

Horn at flyhalf is partly injury-forced, partly deliberate — Erasmus wants a dual 10/15 option to unlock 6-2 bench splits, and the Barbarians match is his testing ground.

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