Rassie Erasmus has emphasised the importance of getting results this November and cannot guarantee that every touring player will get minutes with the Springboks.
Japan is first on South Africa’s schedule with the double World Cup winners then tackling France, Italy, Ireland and Wales on successive weekends.
Since reclaiming the head coach reins from Jacques Nienaber after the 2023 tournament in France, Erasmus has repeatedly chopped and changed his matchday 23s, making it rather difficult to predict who will be lining up for the side on any given weekend.
“It doesn’t help to keep rotating”
It’s not uncommon for the Springboks