Why Rassie Erasmus parachuted Felix Jones into Springboks coaching set-up

Rassie Erasmus tried to play the game.

There was a half-hearted attempt to paint South Africa’s next three fixtures at this World Cup, against Namibia, Italy, and Canada, as something other than predetermined prints. History and logic stood in judgement against him. As did the team selection he had just revealed. He knew this. We knew this.