The Springboks have first-hand experience of the type of slump the All Blacks are now enduring.
They too hit the skids as recently as 2016 and 2017 with their nadir arriving at the hands of the All Blacks in a 57-0 humiliation in Albany.
Loose head prop Steven Kitshoff, in the build-up to this weekend's Test at Ellis Park, was asked to put his finger on what brought about the change in fortune.“Convince everybody to align with the plan and play a certain brand of rugby that will get us to win Test matches,” recalled Kitshoff about the environment Rassie Erasmus and Jacques Nienaber tried to create.
Inside centre Damian de Allende explained the building blocks in the team's restoration of confidence started in the series win against England in 2018 before an away win over New Zealand further emboldened the side. The Springboks haven't just closed the gap on their traditional rivals, they have shot past. Many believe the 26-10 did not adequately reflect the Springboks' domination in Mbombela last weekend.
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