South Africa’s younger players are being trusted to win home and away in the United Rugby Championship. This is the most significant change to the SA landscape in the competition.

The 2026/27 season started this past weekend and South Africa’s quartet won all four matches, two at home and two away from home.

The Stormers travelled without 10 or 11 frontline players, trailed during the second half and still returned from one of the competition’s more difficult destinations with five league points. Their late surge turned a tight contest into a 14-point bonus-point win.

That spoke to depth and character.

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