During a debrief after the Test series against Wales, Rassie Erasmus said the newly capped Springboks who made their debuts in the loss in Bloemfontein will have a better idea of where they are ranked and can work their way up from there.

It hurts so bad when losing a Test, but what we learned about the players and their character under trying circumstances with a little over a year to the RWC was invaluable. “Its never fun getting a loss next to your team in a Test match. Its really not lekka!” pic.twitter.com/Rc1Wfi6o0V

— Rassie Erasmus (@RassieRugby) July 18, 2022

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