A change in tactics takes the Boks to a famous victory, says Rassie

The character shown by a team full of inexperienced players and some tactical changes on the field were two of the main reasons Rassie Erasmus felt the Springboks managed to overturn a significant deficit to beat England by 42-39 in the opening Test of the Castle Lager Incoming Series at Emirates Airline Park.

Has Allister Coetzee named the best players for the Rugby Championship?

You’d expect the Bok side to be loaded with Lions players. However just seven Lions players made the cut. Warren Whiteley is injured and Ruan Dreyer, Ruan Combrinck, Rohan Janse van Rensburg and Faf de Klerk – all previous Springboks – are out of favour.

Black players’ injuries cause headaches for Bok coach

The Springboks are still struggling to infuse, and centrally involve, sufficient numbers of players of colour to provide solid assurance that their “50 percent black” plan for the 2019 World Cup is an attainable goal.