Five things the Springboks bring to the party

Each and every side that was won the Rugby World Cup has had a strong figure at their helm, all different types from the cerebral David Kirk in 1987 through Nick Farr-Jones, Francois Pienaar, John Eales, Martin Johnson, John Smit, Richie McCaw and Siya Kolisi. 

LEADER OF MEN: South Africa's Siya Kolisi. Pic: ©INPHO/Dan Sheridan

A Sense of Country

South Africa was a pariah rugby state, excluded from the first two editions of the Rugby World Cup because of the wickedness of apartheid.