Bok management has been gathering intelligence from the Stormers, Sharks and Bulls after their defeats to the All Blacks on the current tour, and what's come back is raising eyebrows ahead of the test series. Felix Jones confirmed that a consistent theme across all three franchise reports centred on All Black breakdown aggression — specifically tucked shoulders and a reverse-arm wrapping action going into contact — that Erasmus has already publicly labelled 'brutal.' Jones stopped short of calling it coached, but pointedly noted that a similar pattern of physicality has followed Rennie from the Chiefs to Glasgow to Australia. The franchise coaches also flagged illegal maul defence — pulling, leg-lifting and going off feet — as a recurring frustration that prevented scoring despite getting into good positions repeatedly. The Boks have bulls Grobbelaar, Louw and Mchunu in camp who experienced it first-hand at Loftus and at DHL Stadium, giving Bok management direct player-level confirmation alongside the coaching feedback. Jones was careful not to inflame the narrative — the Kiwis had already been pushing their own storyline about Bok slowing — but said enough to make clear that referee attention to the breakdown will be a central pressure point in the test.