# Rugby: Springbok coach Rassie Erasmus is willing to lose some matches in order to find the next generation of world champions. Versatile Pieter-Steph du Toit, who has 96 caps to his credit, will captain a relatively inexperienced side in Saturday’s Nations Championship encounter against Scotland at Loftus. Different from other countries, Erasmus and his assistants believe introducing debutants in high-stakes matches tells them more about players than in less important games. Assistant coach Duane Vermeulen doesn’t see the ten changes to the starting team as a risk.
Rugby: Erasmus says it’s important to find the next generation of world champions