Patience is needed until our so-called Big Four get used to playing against international opposition again.
Teams like the Bulls, who have dominated in domestic South African rugby, have found it tough in European competition. Picture: Brendan Moran/Gallo Images
The world champions are also back at number one in the World Rugby rankings, a quite remarkable achievement when one considers that, having not played since winning the World Cup in November 2019, they had to play the might of the British and Irish Lions and four Tests away from home against top three sides New Zealand and Australia.
It took a while for the Springboks to adapt to where the game had moved on to, and the input of two overseas-educated coaches in Ian McIntosh and Kitch Christie. The size of the fight in the dog is going to have to come to the fore over the next fortnight, because matching the skills that the European teams are executing at high tempo is not just going to happen overnight.
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