Rassie’s wake-up call: Why Six Nations results put the Springboks on high alert

COMMENT At the next Springbok alignment camp, Rassie Erasmus needs only to show a highlights package of the Six Nations tournament to set the scene for the imminent international season. Between July and November, the Boks play 14 matches, and all of the Six Nations teams will be among their opponents. Further, the Boks' first three opponents — England, Scotland, and Wales — will arrive in South Africa in July confident after strong finishes to the Six Nations. On 4 July, at Ellis Park, the Boks host an England team that did not have a statement win in the Six Nations but made a massive statement in Paris at the...