Springboks are more terrifying and entertaining
When he was part of the Springbok coaching staff in 2007, Eddie Jones famously referred to the Boks’ style of play as “culturally appropriate rugby”.
Jones didn’t want to be seen as biting the hand that feeds, so couldn’t actually say “the Boks’ power-driven pattern can be boring” but, reading between the lines, you sensed this is what he meant.
Under coach Jacques Nienaber and director of rugby Rassie Erasmus the Springboks are no...