Dixon's shares rising

Breakout Springbok loose forward Ben-Jason Dixon is on the rise and is set to face the biggest challenge of his fledgling international career when he starts the Rugby Championship game against the All Blacks at Ellis Park tomorrow.

- Ross Roche

Dixon is trying to follow in the footsteps of the incredible Pieter-Steph du Toit, who will start at lock in the match, which opened the door for the Stormers star to step into his position for the important game.

Earlier this season coach Rassie Erasmus also compared Dixon to Du Toit, when naming him in the side to face Portugal, and after starting for the Boks against the Wallabies Down Under in their last game, he will head into this weekend's match with plenty of confidence.

However he still has a long way to go to match up to Du Toit, who was an absolute demon the last time the Boks faced the All Blacks, in last year's Rugby World Cup final, where he made a record 28 tackles and was named Manof-the-Match.