Overview

• South Africa clinched back‑to‑back titles with a 29‑27 win over Argentina at Twickenham, finishing level on 19 log points with New Zealand but prevailing on superior points difference.
• Rassie Erasmus said the squad approached Twickenham as a possible last shot at the trophy given uncertainty over the competition’s return, with a 2026 South Africa–New Zealand series planned and a SANZAAR roadmap still pending.
• The champions posted record attacking numbers for the campaign, including 208 points and 27 tries, while acknowledging inconsistency and set‑piece work‑ons highlighted by players and coaches.
• The confirmed year‑end schedule starts against Japan on Nov. 1 at Wembley, followed by France, Italy, Ireland and Wales on successive Saturdays through Nov. 29.
• URC sides are phasing Boks back with workload safeguards: the Bulls named a tour group featuring Handré Pollard and other internationals, and the Stormers expect Cobus Reinach, Damian Willemse and Sacha Feinberg‑Mngomezulu to join in Wales, with some eased in.