Planet Rugby's player-by-player breakdown of the 45-21 win over England hands Damian Willemse a 9/10 — the standout mark of the match — for a performance that combined aerial dominance, an outrageous 50:22, a try-assist and key defensive reads on his 50th cap. Malcolm Marx earns an 8 for going the full 80, leading the tackle count, scoring, assisting and generally announcing himself for 2026, lineout wobbles notwithstanding. Grant Williams (8) and Cheslin Kolbe (8, also on his 50th) are the other top performers. The Bomb Squad collectively earns an 8 for the decisive impact that blew England away in the final quarter. On the other side of the ledger, Kurt-Lee Arendse is docked to a 5 after his sin-binning for deliberate knockdown, while Paul de Villiers (6) and Cameron Hanekom (6) had functional but unspectacular debuts. Pieter-Steph du Toit gets a 7 despite seven missed tackles — his carrying and lineout work in an unplanned captaincy role after Kolisi and Etzebeth went off injured doing enough to offset the defensive blemishes.