Springboks team: Five takeaways as Rassie Erasmus ‘not in the business of sympathy caps’ with squad ‘overhaul’ but head coach opts for ‘insurance policy’ bench

By Jared Wright and Louis Chapman-Coombe

Following the announcement of the Springboks team to face Australia, here are our five takeaways from Rassie Erasmus’ selections for the one-off Test in Perth.

The top line

13 out, 13 in as Erasmus returns to type and overhauls his starting XV from the last Test match against the All Black for the meeting with Australia.

With suspension and injury sidelining Eben Etzebeth for much of this year, the most-capped Springbok of all-time starts his sixth Test match in a row as he moves to just three caps shy of 150 while his clubmate Ethan