Rassie Erasmus' Springboks will go into their series against the All Blacks with a lot of confidence and freshness.
If the Nations Championship can be regarded as a dress rehearsal of sorts for the Rugby’s Greatest Rivalry (RGR) Tour, Rassie Erasmus will be satisfied that much is in place ahead of the arrival of the New Zealanders in less than a month.
The Springboks are notorious for starting their international season slowly, yet against England, Scotland and Wales they averaged 43 points and seven tries per game while having their foot only halfway down on the accelerator.
The Boks gave the impression that they had a gear or two to spare in terms of intensity, while tactically, Erasmus showed All Blacks counterpart Dave Rennie little of what to expect in the four-Test series.
The Bok tactics in the Nations Championship were very basic, and we can be certain that Erasmus has way more up his sleeve.
