The Springboks will beat Italy in Turin on Saturday. For me, the intrigue in this Nations Championship Test is less about the scoreboard than what Salmaan Moerat does to influence it.
This is Moon’s opportunity. Time to shine.
Rassie Erasmus trusts him. John Dobson has consistently backed him. The coaches who have worked most closely with Moerat see value that sections of the Springbok public refuse to acknowledge.
Now the lock gets another chance to make that value impossible to miss.
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