PETER JACKSON

THE fanfare proclaiming assorted Springbok superstars as an integral part of the United Rugby Championship has yet to live up to its promise. Four months into the new season, World Cup captain Siya Kolisi and Makazole Mapimpi, to name but two, have yet to appear in the new tournament.
While fans in Ireland, Scotland and Wales go on waiting, those based in England and France will have seen Springboks in action again this weekend.
The trouble from URC’s perspective is that they are all competing in rival events: Vincent Koch, Handre Pollard, Lood de Jager, Faf de Klerk, when fit...