With Zimbabwe heading to RWC27 after their historic Rugby Africa Cup win over Namibia, Lions lock Darrien-Lane Landsberg finds himself in an increasingly pointed position — his country of birth wants him, but he's not ready to close the Springbok chapter. Landsberg, eligible for South Africa through residency, has declined Zimbabwe's approaches twice now, and his reasoning is straightforward: until Erasmus tells him the door is shut, he won't accept that it is. The piece captures a player who is clear-eyed about the stakes — he knows the window won't stay open indefinitely, and has said he'd consider the Zimbabwe route if the Bok conversation ends definitively. The second thread running through the interview is the Lions' transformation this season, with Landsberg crediting a fundamental shift in belief — from needing in-game proof they could win, to arriving at matches already convinced of it — as the engine behind their surge toward a first-ever URC playoff qualification.