The recent rise of Scotland has caused a few additional headaches for the Springbok coaching staff as they look to negotiate a very tricky pool at the Rugby World Cup.
The Springbok Women will face Scotland and Italy – both ranked in the top-10 – in their opening matches of WXV 2 in the Western Cape in October.
A late penalty from Thomas Ramos helped France claw their way to a 30-27 victory over a stubborn Scotland in Saint-Etienne on Saturday night.
Scotland overcame the loss of key duo Ben White and Zander Fagerson to stage a stirring second-half fightback and defeat France 24-21 in an exhilarating World Cup warm-up match at Murrayfield.
Former Scotland fullback Stuart Hogg has opened up on the impacts of the game on his body and family in the first interview since his retirement.
Bryan Habana insisted that the Springboks' loss was very much Scotland's gain as he heaped praise on the talents of gargantuan wing Duhan van der Merwe.