Boks are eager to make a statement

RUGBY CHAMPS: TITLE DEFENCE IS ON TOP OF THE LIST

- Ross Roche

The Springboks will be eager to stamp their authority during the Rugby Championship and hammer home their status as the top team in world rugby and ones to beat heading towards the Rugby World Cup in Australia in 2027.

The Boks superbly backed up their 2023 World Cup triumph in France with a fantastic 2024, in which they won 11 out of 13 games, won the full (double round) Rugby Championship for the first time, and enjoyed an unbeaten end-of-year tour to the UK.

Their two losses came in one-point thrillers, with Ireland needing a drop goal after the full-time hooter to win in Durban, while a fringe side was edged by Los Pumas in Argentina.

With coach Rassie Erasmus and his management team continuing to evolve the Boks and strengthen their depth, they now have a great chance to make a big statement to the rest of the world in 2025, that they are seriously going for the three-peat in 2027.