OPINION: Strength in depth means SA rugby is in a very strong position
The Junior Boks, too, had to play in this year’s tournament without two key men from last year’s winning campaign, namely captain Riley Norton and Moyo, both of whom were picked by Erasmus for the senior Boks.
The senior Springboks are on an 11-match winning run, having just beaten England, Scotland and Wales in the new Nations Championship, while the Junior Boks won the world U20 title for the second year running in Georgia on Saturday night.
On top of that Erasmus was able to pick several Test newcomers over the last month, who all delivered in spades … Paul de Villiers, Vusi Moyo, Jaco Williams, Carlu Sadie, Ruben van Heerden and Test rookies Cobus Wiese, Zachary Porthen and Ben-Jason Dixon to name just a few.
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