After a bitterly disappointing loss to the Brave Blossoms in their opening game of Rugby World Cup 2015, the Springboks could no afford no more slip-ups and needed to really up their game.
One of my earliest childhood memories is waking up at 4.30am on a Saturday morning to watch the Boks play the All Blacks in NZ. When I was a lightie (for those non saffas – a youngster!), it was my dad who would get me up, cook us breakfast and make the coffee...