South Africa head coach Rassie Erasmus has released 16 players from his 41-man Springboks squad in order to give them a "proper break" ahead of the Rugby Championship.
The Stormers hooker, poised for his Test debut v Portugal, possesses the same warrior spirit as dad André, the Springbok legend fighting a crippling neurological condition
With South Africa set to get their Rugby Championship campaign underway with two Tests in Australia, former Springboks centre Jean de Villiers believes the world champions have "everything to lose" against the Wallabies.
SPOTLIGHT: The deck is still stacked against the smaller nations and at the World Cup last year, the great divide between the ‘haves’ and the ‘have-nots’ was once again highlighted.