Here we are again. It has taken a bit longer to reach the tipping point of the Boks’ season than it did in 2016‚ but we have reached it‚ and inevitably, it was the All Blacks who did the honours. After much talk about growth and a new team culture after five wins and a draw against some of the worst tier-one Test teams since the phrase "tier one" was first used‚ the Springboks find themselves in a deeper rut than they were in in November. Then the Boks had just lost against England‚ Italy and Wales on their year-end tour‚ which came on the back of a record 57-15 defeat to the All Blacks in Durban. Coach Allister Coetzee’s first season in charge ended by losing eight out of 12 Tests‚ which included a first home loss against Ireland‚ a first away loss against Argentina‚ a first defeat against Italy‚ a first loss to England in a decade as well as a record losing margin against the All Blacks. That record has only lasted 11 months before a new one was set in Albany last Saturday. But, C...
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