A trio of former All Blacks have put together their Test team of the year which of course features a plethora of Springboks given their outstanding 12 months.
There are three in the backline and four up front with it headlined by World Rugby Men’s 15s Player of the Year Malcolm Marx and fellow South African nominees Pieter-Steph du Toit and Ox Nche.
The other individual who was up for that award, France wing Louis Bielle-Biarrey, is also included, but he is one of just four from the northern hemisphere in the XV.
In a team dominated by the south and,