Springbok captain Siya Kolisi is in line to become only the ninth South African Test centurion on the end-of-year tour after racking up his 98th Test cap in the team’s 29-27 victory against Argentina in their final Rugby Championship match at Twickenham earlier this month.
Rassie Erasmus has already made it clear that they cannot be overly influenced with their selections as normally the Springbok coaches would have tried to ensure such a milestone could be celebrated in front of home fans in South Africa.
Instead it seems likely that Kolisi will earn his 99th cap against Japan in London on
