Springbok coach Rassie Erasmus vowed to make brave decisions and Saturday’s 23-12 series-clinching win over England will serve to embolden the coach on his path to building a World Cup squad. The second Test win reduced this Saturday’s third and final Test in Cape Town to the realm of dead rubber. With the series wrapped up, Erasmus will have the licence to extend playing opportunity to men who have played a peripheral role in the series. "It is nice to have the series wrapped up. Next week we will try and win three-nil. Next week we will try a few new things; put different guys under different pressure. We are breathing easier," he said. His selection policy would remain rooted in rationality. "We want to make decisions so we can put a 31-man World Cup squad together. If you want to build a squad you have to try a few things. We have to learn that in the next couple of months. "Next week [this Saturday] we have the opportunity to try a few new things. It doesn’t make that Test less...
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