This was the birthday week of William Webb Ellis, the man who committed the biggest hand ball ever.
Perhaps fittingly the Springboks are confronted with the teasing poser of how much they are prepared to run with the ball against the country that invented the game?
The Boks will have no cause to arrive back home chests out, let alone go into World Cup year cock-a-hoop. The Boks revelled with the leash off in the second half against Italy but that was only after their pack had crushed the opposition. In recent times at Twickenham the Springboks have come up short against England when the margins have been tight and they may have to show some ambition to separate themselves from the hosts before the final quarter.
Apart from Libbok the Bok bench will be crucial to the outcome of the clash. They will have to perform some heavy lifting if the Boks are to record their first win against England at Twickenham since 2014. Only one point separated the teams in their last two clashes at Twickenham.
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