Global champions South Africa are aiming to have “the two best teams in the world”, says centre Andre Esterhuizen.

Head schoolmaster Rassie Erasmus decided to rotate some key forming positions within the Springboks’ victory over Scotland on Sunday, benching captain Siya Kolisi and flanker Pieter-Steph du Toit, which has been a usual theme beneath his control of the crew since taking fee in 2017.

Their opening Autumn Countries Sequence victory additionally put them again on govern of the arena scores then Eire’s defeat through Unused Zealand on Friday.

“One of the good things is that everyone is getting game time now,” Esterhuizen, who performed rather of common centre Damian de Allende on Sunday, advised the BBC’s Rugby Union Weekly podcast.

“It it also about looking forward, you’ve got to be able to spare all the guys for the next World Cup and build experience into it.

“The attempt is to have the 2 absolute best groups on the planet, multi function squad.

“We want to make it second nature for people slotting in, so if someone steps in, they can just slot in and play the same if not better than the other player.”

South Africa received this month’s Rugby Championship for the primary year since 2019, shedding one fit away to Argentina when Erasmus left the vast majority of his forming XV at house.

Erasmus in the past stated he would “rather win the World Cup than sit at an 85% win rate”, exterior then grievance of his facet’s document between a success Global Cups.

“It is very much a team first environment,” South Africa defence schoolmaster Jerry Flannery advised BBC Recreation.

“The players coach each other, the ‘team first’ mentality is stronger here than I have come across.

“Gamers have come on this month and couldn’t consider it was once all about ensuring the crew wins.”