Almost every week it seems, RasNaber, the collective noun for Rassie Erasmus and Jacques Nienaber, exasperate and confound the rugby establishment. They’ve done it again.
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Twenty-six of the 33 Springboks who won the last Rugby World Cup in Japan four years ago are contenders for places in the next edition in France, starting on September 8.Back row
The most congested sector with 10 contenders for three starting places, filled by Kolisi, Du Toit and Duane Vermeulen in Japan when the first choice line-up was chosen.
Hooker Bongi Mbonambi will achieve a proud personal milestone this weekend when he captains the Springboks for the first time, against Argentina in Buenos Aires on 5 August (early hours of 6 August SA time).