Etzebeth's education continues

Eben Etzebeth isn't your average 22-year-old.

South Africa's young lock is viewed as absolutely pivotal to the team's future.


That's not a status which is simply handed out either.

In his 27 caps so far, Etzebeth has seamlessly fitted into Test rugby.

We seem to live in an age of young locks beginning to dominate Test rugby; Brodie Retallick and Sam Whitelock, Courtney Lawes and Joe Launchbury, Sam Carter, with Pieter-Steph du Toit to come.

There's little now at the international level that Etzebeth hasn't experienced, including a prolonged lay-off through injury.

First, ankle sur…

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