He did not provide the panacea for all their ills, but with comforting reliability, Handré Pollard did enough to again help remedy the situation for the Springboks on Saturday.

The need to right the ship and get their Rugby Championship campaign back on course has stirred the Springboks ahead of their clash against the Wallabies at Cape Town Stadium on Saturday.

When Sacha Feinberg-Mngomezulu fronts the media, his attacking prowess is more often than not the topic of conversation.

After putting Western Province to the sword in Cape Town last week the Bulls were again in rampaging form, running in 10 tries to beat the Sharks 64-0 at Loftus Versfeld.

Rassie Erasmus admits he doesn't know whether the Wallabies will be battle ready, flat or punch drunk as a result of the series against the British & Irish Lions before heading to South Africa for a two-Test series in the Rugby Championships against the Springboks.

The Lions roared to a 46-5 victory over the Sharks to help numb some of the bitter taste lingering from their Currie Cup final defeat last year against the same opponents.

As a long time, Bomb Squad linchpin flanker and utility player Smith is understandably protective of the much vaunted Bok benches whose destructive powers have terrorised the rugby world over the past six or so years.

The Springboks were confident they would have the upper hand in the scrum. In fact, they sought a scrum from the outset when they deliberately botched the kick-off. They did not draw immediate reward but certainly signalled their intentions.

Time at ‘Kamp Daandraad’ helps burly forward trim from about 160kg to 141kg.

The Bulls were outclassed by a team that beat them to the punch in all the facets in the opening quarter, even in those the visitors were expected to play a dominant hand.