Planet Rugby·7 min read
Rating every Springboks forward in Rugby's Greatest Rivalry
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Liam Heagney
Springboks loosehead Ox Nche, left, 2025 world player of the year Malcolm Marx, centre, and No.8 Jasper Wiese
Rassie Erasmus’ Springboks confirmed a 3-1 triumph in Rugby’s Greatest Rivalry series with last Saturday’s fourth Test success in the United States of America, after finishing the South African leg of the tour leading 2-1.
Here is how we rate all 19 Springboks forwards who took to the field, from the opener at Ellis Park through to the games at DHL Stadium and FNB Stadium and then the finale at Baltimore’s M&T Bank Stadium.
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