
Springbok coach Rassie Erasmus says South Africa are banking on creative flyhalf Sacha Feinberg-Mngomezulu to unlock the All Blacks' defence early in what he expects to be a brutal encounter in Baltimore, United States, on Saturday. According to TimesLIVE, Erasmus sees the playmaker as key to carving open New Zealand during the opening exchanges of the decider between the two rugby rivals.
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