Rassie Has Six Nations Under The Microscope
It is a case of uneasy lies the head that wears the crown for the world champion Springboks and Rassie Erasmus will be glued to this weekends Six Nations matches to gain information on some of his chief adversaries.
At the beginning of the 2024 season, the Bok coach said, We have a target on our backs, everyone wants to knock us off our perch. If we dont evolve and stay ahead of the pack we will be history.
The Boks did morph significantly last year thanks to the attacking prowess of Kiwi coach Tony Brown and the defensive nous of Irishman Jerry Flannery.
The nimble feet of Cheslin Kolbe and Kurt-Lee Arendse were gainfully employed no longer were they slaves to the tyranny of the box kick and the Boks scored more tries than any Bok side since Nick Malletts vintage of 1998.
The Boks won 11 of 13 matches, with a one-point loss by an experimental team to the Pumas in Argentina and a one-point loss in Durban to Ireland.