New-look Springboks get mixed reviews after Ireland win

The Afrikaans language Rapport newspaper hailed South Africa’s first win over Ireland since 2016 in a titanic battle between the top two teams in the world. A headline awarded a "cum laude" ("with praise") to Springbok coach "Doctor" Rassie Erasmus for improving the formula that won a second successive Rugby World Cup title last year. “The new Springbok model is still the V8 machine of 2023 but under the bonnet there is now significantly more speed,” wrote rugby journalist Bokkie Gerber. According to Gerber...