Springboks legend Jean de Villiers believes that World Rugby should consider allowing countries to name their teams later after last week’s controversy.
Under current regulations, Test 23s must be named, at the latest, 48 hours before kick-off, which is why most are announced on a Thursday before a Saturday game.
Rassie Erasmus often takes a different route and, in matches two and three against the All Blacks, he announced the South Africa squad on Monday.
Springboks team naming controversy
However, there has much debate after the Cape Town clash as Erasmus made five changes following the original selection.
Most controversially, the
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