Planet Rugby's post-series debrief on the 3-1 Springbok triumph identifies Malcolm Marx as the standout player across all four Tests — dominant at scrum, breakdown and maul — with Kolisi's return from injury framed as the series-turning moment that exposed just how irreplaceable he remains at 35. Damian de Allende edges out Ardie Savea for the other headline winner slot, credited not just for his try-scoring but for quietly neutering Jordie Barrett after Barrett bossed the opener. On the losers' side, the piece argues New Zealand's real structural problem isn't their attack — they actually outscored the Boks in tries — but their leadership depth. Without Savea, the ABs looked rudderless in a way the Boks, who can rotate captaincy authority through Du Toit, Etzebeth, Kriel and Marx, simply cannot relate to. SFM's series is filed as a disappointment by his own standards, though Erasmus's continued faith in him is noted. The Baltimore communication fiasco gets its own 'loser' entry, with Steve Hansen's demolition of World Rugby's lack of protocol used to frame a broader credibility concern. The piece also takes a nuanced position on the RGR concept itself — acknowledging the damage done to Argentina and the Wallabies through the Rugby Championship's absence, while conceding the series was a commercial and spectacle success that has reset expectations for what a bilateral tour can deliver.