South African reaction: did Rassie lay a World Cup trap?

The Boks mastermind may have had one eye on Paris. 

STOMPING GROUND: South Africa Director of Rugby Rassie Erasmus

Rassie Erasmus may well have been playing the long game in Dublin this weekend, according to South African media.

A World Cup dress rehearsal at the Aviva Stadium, Zelim Nel of South Africa Rugby Magazine said the Boks paid for some selections – especially in deploying Cheslin Kolbe at fullback – but the former Munster head coach may have had one eye on Saint Denis next September.