Nations Championship Team of the Week: Five Springboks make the cut, including ‘sky-owning’ Damian Willemse, while All Blacks enjoy ‘lightning service’

Following the conclusion of the opening round of the new Nations Champions, here is the Planet Rugby Team of the Week!

The Nations Championship arrived with a bang rather than a whimper. Christchurch produced 66 points and a two-point thriller under the Te Kaha roof, Sydney delivered a seesaw classic settled by a 77th-minute try, an ice-cold conversion and a last-gasp penalty miss, and Ellis Park reminded everyone why the world champions remain the world champions.

In Tokyo, Eddie Jones watched from exile as his Japan side dismantled an Italy team fresh off their best Six Nations, while Wales found a