Rassie Erasmus says Du’Plessis Kirifi plays a very different game to the Springbok captain he was named after.
No way to reliably know for sure but am certain this is the first time an All Black has been named after a Springbok.
I asked Rassie Erasmus about Du’Plessis Kirifi
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