Rassie Erasmus’s rampant Springboks set the standard in Test rugby in 2025, but nothing will ever compare to the dominance of the All Blacks between 2009 and 2019, writes Mark Keohane, who doubts there will again ever be such an emphatic hold on the No 1 world ranking.
There is no debate. Erasmus, former Boks coach Jacques Nienaber and captain Siya Kolisi have led the Springboks to a Golden Era since winning the World Cup in 2019.
The squad, in a peak for some and in transition for others, has enjoyed their best returns in the past 36
