Under the tutelage of Rassie Erasmus, whether as head coach or director of rugby, the Springboks have claimed back-to-back Rugby World Cups, winning a British and Irish Lions series in between.
This was after Bok rugby was at one of its all-time lows following a poor run of performances in 2016 and 2017, which led to Allister Coetzee’s departure and Erasmus’ return to South Africa.
Since then, the Springboks have returned to their former glory as one of the heavyweights in world rugby, but Dobson believes that the national team is in a better place now than it has ever been.
“We’ve always been trailing. There was a period for a while when it was England and for a couple of years, it was Ireland, but for most of our lives, the All Blacks have been the benchmark,” the Stormers boss explained on Off the Ball.
“The All Blacks are in the history books as one of the most successful sports teams in the world of all time. But I don’t think I’ve ever seen South African rugby, particularly in my life, in as good a place as it is now.
“We’ve won two in a row [Rugby World Cups], and we’re not going to fall off a cliff for 2027.”
