Rating every Springboks back in Rugby’s Greatest Rivalry: One ‘super overnight success’ for Rassie Erasmus but ‘plenty of critics’ for player ‘learning on the fly’

Rassie Erasmus’ Springboks clinched a 3-1 victory in the Greatest Rivalry series with last Saturday’s fourth Test success in the United States of America, after finishing the South African leg of the tour leading 2-1.

Here is how we rate all 11 Boks backs who took to the field, from the opener in Johannesburg through to the games in Cape Town and Soweto and then the finale in Baltimore.

Outside backs

Ethan Hooker (3 starts, 240 mins): After dusting off the shoulder dislocation suffered on club duty in April in Wales with his July comeback against Scotland, the winger looked fully