Fransdu Toit
Frans du Toit plays hooker for DHL Stormers. Career statistics, milestones and a complete match log follow once the historical data pass is complete.
Brits backs Libbok but flags the bench gamble Erasmus is taking against England
Brits backs the Libbok selection but flags a real structural risk in having no credible backup 10 on the bench, while arguing that a more mature Libbok — operating behind a dominant forward pack — could use this Nations Championship as a genuine World Cup audition.
Rassie sees another gear in Thomas du Toit
Erasmus rates du Toit among the world's best tightheads but thinks Bath's influence has only unlocked part of his ceiling — worth reading for the insight into what the Bok coaching staff still expects from him.
Libbok gets his shot, Tony-ball gets its backline — five things Rassie's selection tells us
Erasmus's team selection is read as a full philosophical commitment to Tony-ball — Libbok over Pollard is the headline call, backed by a backline engineered for pace and broken play, while the forward pack stays brutally conservative. The one risk flag is a bench light on positional cover in key areas.
Caps, tries, scoring milestones and career moves will render here once the historical data pass is complete. The slot is reserved, not forgotten.