Lawrence Dallaglio column: Innovation and expert gambles behind South Africa’s World Cup glory

Ireland might be able to lay a claim with how they had prepared for this World Cup, while England were the most innovative team in the years building up to 2003. New Zealand were the pioneers of change on the way to glory in 2011 and 2015, but since claiming victory in 2019 it must be said that Erasmus and his coaching team have shifted the dial incredibly.