Everyone has been waiting for Hanekom to recover from long term and repeated injuries. Today he proved his international pedigree. He build on a strong showing from last week, so it looks like he is only going to get better as he becomes part of the systems.
His work rate is phenomenal, a bit like a younger Schalk Burger.
He may find himself on the bench in many games because of his ability to cover any position the backrow. (May be a bit small for 7).
Deon Fourie is backup for Open side 6, and Hooker 2. He initially replaced Kolisi but moved to 2 when Marx left the pitch. Still one of the best fetchers in the game, so playing in the last quarter with Hanekom and Fourie will make the breakdown very effective. (A bit like when Vermuelen and Marx were in tandem dominating the breakdown)
