Springbok coach Rassie Erasmus and captain Siya Kolisi pictured before the 2018 Test match against England in Johannesburg.
If we traced the Springbok dynasty created by Rassie Erasmus and Siya Kolisi back to its roots, we would find ourselves at Ellis Park on June 9, 2018.
Eddie Jones’ powerful England team was in town and tipped to beat a shaky Springbok side that remained bereft of confidence after the unfortunate era under Allister Coetzee.
The new coach, Erasmus, had taken over the reins and lost his first match, an exhibition game in Washington against Wales the week before.
But Erasmus was already up to his planning tricks — he had sent a B team to the US capital and kept his big guns in Joburg to prepare for England.
