Planet Rugby runs through the individual performances from SA A's 40-0 dismantling of Zimbabwe, and the ratings paint an encouraging picture across the park. Lukhanyo Am earns standout billing — rated a 'man among boys' — with the piece noting he looked sharper and more assured than in his pre-Japan form. The most forward-looking observation centres on hooker Siphosethu Mnebelele: the 20-year-old's physicality and scrummaging draw inevitable Mbonambi comparisons, with the reviewer flagging him as a '50-cap Springbok in the making' once his lineout throwing catches up. Fly-half Yaqeen Ahmed's elegant showing is the one performance that cuts both ways — a clean attacking display undone by a red card for a reckless aerial challenge that the piece frames as a costly but instructive lesson for the Junior Boks prospect. Jaco Williams, Bathobele Hlekani and Luan Giliomee — who stepped into the 10 role after Ahmed's dismissal — also earn eights, while the replacement front row maintained the Bomb Squad standard at scrum time.