Jan-Hendrik Wessels is making a compelling case as one of the Springboks' most valuable squad assets, not through a starting berth but through his ability to cover both loosehead prop and hooker at Test level. The piece draws on his post-match comments after the 43-0 demolition of Wales to explain how that versatility is managed — it's not ad hoc. Wessels describes a structured weekly preparation where he trains exclusively in whichever role is needed that Saturday, supported by a coaching team that includes Human, Davids, Flannery, and analyst Joe Lewis. Against England he was used purely at loosehead; against Scotland he was introduced at prop first to settle into the tempo before shifting to hooker. The piece also touches on the front-row culture driving his motivation — the starting trio sets a standard that makes the bench unit determined not to drop it, which goes some way to explaining South Africa's 100% scrum success rate against Wales.