International cricket came back
Probably had a lot to do with it.
But even when we just came back ...
Desmond Hayes bring along young bucks like Herschelle Gibbs, HD Ackermann & Jacques Kallis, G.Kirsten with favourites like McMillan, Simons, Matthews , Pringle Dawson, Adams in the team.
Natal had Malcolm Marshall & Jonty who brought through Pollock and Klusener and then there were still the likes of Crookes, Benkesntein, Stewart
Free State had no stars but you knew of Bradley Player's , Jonny Wilkinson's & Nicky Boje's when Cronje & Donald weren't around
EP had Dave Callaghan, Mark Rushemere, Phil Amm & everybody knew the struggles Callaghan went through. Tim Shaw all these guys.
Mike Rindel , Roy Pienaar & Rudi Bryson, Elworthy with N.Tvl
TVL were like Bacher, McKenzie, Eksteen, Jack, Snell etc
Not all of them were international stars but there was that provincial rivalry still.
This was till 1996 those sorts of teams.
People will rattle off the Rhodes and 7 off the final ball story.