New star at No.9: Herschel Jantjies

For the first time since 2015, there was no South African representation in the Super Rugby semifinals.
It’s obviously disappointing, but it was always going to be a longshot playing two away quarter-finals in Australia and New Zealand.
I feel the South African Conference didn’t lend itself to securing a home quarter-final berth and the way the South Africans teams cancelled each other out on a weekly basis, with a high number of derbies, made it tough to get a home draw.
The South African sides were inconsistent this season and coupled wit...