South Africa

Rassie Erasmus may not be the darling of World Rugby, but he continues to lead the way with South Africa clear favourites to become the first team to win the World Cup three times in a row.
Their series victory over New Zealand not only enhanced their position at the top of the world rankings but showed Erasmus’s capacity for innovation and left field thinking.
The essence of the Springboks remains power, both up front and in contact, but there is far more to them and they have more than one way to win a match.
On top of that, they are some way ahead of the rest in their abilit...