Writing in the New Zealand Herald, Peter Bills fears the Stormers Super Rugby semi-final reverse to the Crusaders on home soil could spell bad news for the Springboks.
"A rugby lesson was conducted in Cape Town yesterday. Just weeks before the World Cup begins, South Africa's last participants in the Super rugby season were not so much beaten as humiliated.
"Some will see the 29-10 Crusaders victory as just another triumph for the homeless Canterbury side. They may even regard it as evidence the New Zealand side will seal the deal against the Reds in Brisbane this Saturday and lift the Super 15 trophy without having played a single game at home this season.
"But if you study the wider picture, Richie McCaw, Kieran Read, Dan Carter and their pals could not have achieved a higher prize than utterly humiliating South Africa's last representatives in the competition in their own back yard."
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