Springbok hooker legend Bismarck du Plessis ahead of Rugby’s Greatest Rivalry — finally addressing “the tackle” (“I’m happy I did it, because I respected him a lot”), the four-Test format, Rassie Erasmus’s hybrid-player project, who follows Malcolm Marx as Bok hooker, and whether this Springbok side can chase an unprecedented three World Cups in a row.
⏱️ Chapters
0:00 The farming business & “three ways to lose money”
0:37 “The tackle” and playing his part in history
1:24 The four-Test format & showing off South Africa
2:58 Jan-Hendrik Wessels & Rassie’s hybrid players
5:11 The next Bok hooker after Malcolm Marx
7:13 Chasing three World Cups in a row
🇿🇦 Rugby’s Greatest Rivalry sees the All Blacks tour South Africa for a four-Test series in Aug–Sep 2026, the first major NZ tour of SA in 30 years.
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What is this event? Are they going to have like a formal launch, show or something we can see?
I see the boks got a nice little warm up match v Argentina leading into the first Test, unlike the A.B's playing the stormers, the stitch up is crazy