Golfer Ernie Els believes South Africa are in a great position to create history and retain the Rugby Championship crown for the first time ever.
The Springboks stormed to the title in 2024, beating New Zealand and Australia home and away en route to be crowned the Southern Hemisphere's best team for the first time since 2019.
Their success in the four-team tournament, which also includes Argentina, followed on from their 2023 Rugby World Cup triumph over the All Blacks, retaining the Webb Ellis Cup they won in 2019.
It continues a golden period for South African rugby, which sees Rassie Erasmus' charges currently ranked the number one side in the world.
Els, a four-time major winner, former world number one and World Golf Hall of Famer, makes no secret of his love of the sport having played it at school, and thinks South Africa are primed to continue their success.
