Rassie Erasmus has named his Springboks team for the clash against Italy in the Nations Championship in Turin; here are our five takeaways.
Top Line: Full hog
Those hoping that fresh faces would be rolled out against the Italians on Saturday would be sorely disappointed as Erasmus named a team beaming with experience, with no real shock selection, debuts, or controversy.
The nucleus of this team beat the All Blacks three times en route to winning Rugby’s Greatest Rivalry series and is the kind of side that one would have expected to start next week against France considering the injury list.
Read the full article from Planet Rugby here.
