Jacques Nienaber has been appointed as the new Springbok coach as part of a revised coaching panel, that will report directly to Rassie Erasmus, South Africa’s director of rugby.
A stellar year for the Springboks was triumphantly crowned a day after the RWC Final when the team collected the three top awards in the World Rugby Awards at a glittering event in Tokyo.
Burying the ghosts of recent Tests past, the All Blacks sealed a Rugby World Cup semi-final place by handing Ireland a 46-14 quarter-final defeat in Tokyo.
The Springboks enjoyed a solid win over hosts Japan while the Pumas had a run against Sydney club side Randwick as they wrapped up Rugby World Cup preparations.
All Blacks selectors, Head Coach Steve Hansen, Assistant Head Coach Ian Foster and former All Black Grant Fox, have named the All Blacks squad for Rugby World Cup 2019 in Japan.