Overview
- Kick-off is set for 17:10 SA time at Kings Park in Durban, which is the Springboks’ final home match of the season.
- Angus Gardner will referee, with Pierre Brousset and Angus Mabey as assistants, Brett Cronan as TMO and Damon Murphy as Foul Play Review Officer.
- Attack coach Tony Brown and Andre Esterhuizen called for a composed, 80-minute performance after the Wellington win highlighted first-half lapses.
- Brown flagged the aerial and kicking contest as a key battleground, potentially amplified by forecast rain in Durban.
- With Australia on 11 points, South Africa and New Zealand on 10, and Argentina on 9, Rassie Erasmus is set to name the match-day 23 on Tuesday with selection choices carrying immediate title implications.