In The Saturday Star, Mike Greenaway is backing South Africa to beat Australia in Cape Town as he believes that Peter de Villiers is in possession of the strongest Springbok squad of the modern era.
”The thing with this Springbok team is that in every position there is a world class player. In the past, if you ran the rule over the starting line-up, there would be question marks here and there: Is this guy up to it, should so-and-so not be playing in the place of this fellow?.....
“Most exciting is the youthful newcomers who are adding value to the old guard. They are the only two players with their tally of caps in the single figures, then there is The Beast on 15 and after that the average rockets into the 40s.
“You are left with this impression: this is the most experienced, best balanced Springbok team of the modern era; they are confident after beating the All Blacks on successive weekends and they are at home against a Wallaby team that has shown little appetite over the years for playing in this country.”
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