Manie 🤝 Sacha
Manie 🤝 Sacha
Four Boks with points to prove against the All Blacks at Ellis Park
Louw builds the case for four Boks who face heightened scrutiny at Ellis Park — De Allende's 100th cap, the Louw-over-Du Toit selection call, Pieter-Steph's succession narrative, and the SFM-vs-Libbok flyhalf subplot.
Bomb Squad saves the Boks, but SFM and the returning stars leave questions unanswered
The Bomb Squad bailed the Boks out in Buenos Aires, but SFM's errors, De Jager's struggles and Kolisi's injury exit mean the narrow win raises as many selection questions as it answers ahead of the All Blacks opener.
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.
Horn at 10, Am at 12 — Bok coaches back experiments with genuine intent
Erasmus and his staff are backing Horn at flyhalf and Am at inside centre not as stop-gap moves but as deliberate experiments with long-term squad utility in mind — Horn's dual-position value aids the 6/2 split, while Am's 12 trial is something Brown has been pushing since joining the setup.
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.