South Africa, July 9 -- Eating like a champ

One UK wag responded that American football was the sport made for those who are too soft to play rugby.

But that reminded me that, even in a game where tough is written into the rules - and where balletic diving never happens (as it does all the time in football) - our national rugby team is known for being hewn out of granite.

Many is the foreign team which has gone home nursing bruises from up close and painful personal encounters with the likes of Ox Nche, Eben Etzebeth, Siya Kolisi and RG Snyman.

And the latter is one of the centre cameos in the latest Springbok ad for sponsor Pick n Pay. Not for nothing is RG, with his Norseman-like hairstyle and massive physique, cast as a Viking, int...