Overview
- Siya Kolisi sits on 97 Test caps after the win over Argentina in Durban and would move to 98 if selected for Saturday’s match in London.
- Rassie Erasmus called the location of Kolisi’s 100th an emotional decision but warned that planning around milestones can distract from winning Tests.
- The 100th cap may fall on the end-of-year tour rather than in South Africa given upcoming fixtures in Japan, France, Italy, Ireland and Wales.
- Damian de Allende and Pieter-Steph du Toit are also nearing centurion status, with both currently on 92 caps.
- Management aims to get Makazole Mapimpi from 47 to 50 Tests and is tracking milestones for Jaden and Jordan Hendrikse, Elrich Louw, Ben-Jason Dixon, Ntuthuko Mchunu, Gerhard Steenekamp, Salmaan Moerat, Kurt-Lee Arendse, Edwill Van der Merwe and Aphelele Fassi.