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Marty sits down with Springboks legend Naas Botha on the DSPN, to unpack why South Africa have surged to the top of world rugby.

Naas takes us through the shaky start to the season - the Barbarians match, the Italy test, and the moment everything shifted. He explains how that second half in Wellington changed the squad’s belief, why confidence in sport is everything, and how the Boks found a rhythm that carried them through Europe unbeaten.

We talk Rassie Erasmus' selections, Tony Brown’s influence, and the evolution from a defence-first side to one scoring genuinely world-class tries. Naas also breaks down the three first fives - Sacha, Handré and Manie - and how Rassie uses each one depending on tempo, structure and opposition.

00:00 Naas Botha joins the show
02:00 Looking back at the 1981 tour
06:00 Why the Boks started the year slowly
09:00 The turning point in Wellington
12:00 Europe tour and the rise in confidence
17:00 Breaking down the three Springbok first fives
21:00 Tony Brown’s influence
28:00 What’s next for South Africa
34:00 Discipline, laws and the state of the game

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