By choosing a 35-man squad for the Rugby Championship and clearly indicating that players such as the uncapped Damian Willemse will feature against Argentina, coach Rassie Erasmus gave a glimpse of the hand he wants to play. After initially suggesting he would split the squad into A and B teams, Erasmus later dismissed that idea, but the Boks are still set to box clever to meet their stated objectives. "We are consistently aiming for three things: winning, transforming and to build depth and experience…. Winning is always the primary objective, but we also have a long-term goal of building towards the World Cup," Erasmus said. There is a sneaking suspicion he might employ a similar tactic to June when he sent a "weaker" squad to Washington to play Wales while the bulk of the "first" team stayed in SA to prepare for England. The Boks lost to Wales but won the series against England, so the means justified the result. Fringe players A full-strength Boks could face Argentina in Durban...
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