Why Morne Steyn will be remembered as one of the best Springbok rugby players ever

What I am saying is that the top teams, such as Leinster, Toulouse,Bordeaux, and then on their day Bath, Leicester, Saracens, and Bristol are in my view stronger than any teams in SR this year. The SA teams should be better, but so far are not.

Maybe some confusion, as I am looking at the URC and European Cups teams, and not the English/UK Premiership.

They were the better team for most of the Final in 2010, had the weaker starting 15 but by far the better bench in 2017 but were lucky to win in 2021 despite having been a player up for 50 minutes.

BC is being a little inflammatory. Woodman-Wickliffe would walk into the RWC training camp squad for any team, including the Red Roses. Whether she would make the final squad or the matchday 23 is less certain given the depth in the back three that England have.

But his second point is better made - the Black Ferns have lost 50% of their matches since the RWC2021 Final, including losses to Canada, Ireland and France and losing their games against England by an aggregate 55 points to 106. As I noted above, the Ferns have a remarkable record of pulling it together for the RWC, but Canada are one of the teams that can give them serious trouble. The Canadians’ power game has the potential to close down the Ferns’ possession, and without that Woodman-Wickliffe might not get a chance to make a difference.

Canada are still largely amateur, but many of their players have been playing in PWR in England this season and will have gained from the experience in terms of being in a professional coaching setup and a top level competition for a season.

Which reinforces my point that the article is a strange undervaluation of what the ‘good’ players add to an AB’s squad.