Deadeye Lion Jordan relentlessly pursuing kicking perfection: 'That's how you become a Bok'

Jordan Hendrikse spent the international break essentially working on one thing: his goal-kicking.

The gifted Lions flyhalf decided to do so because he believes it's the only way to truly stake a claim for a Springbok jersey.

It's admittedly only one sample, but if his performance against the Dragons on Sunday is anything to go by, it's already paying off.

Hendrikse contributed 21 points in a 33-25 victory at Ellis Park, notably scoring in all three ways. 

"When you don't have an opportunity to get on the field, you have the window to work on your game off of it," said the 21-year-old.

"I concentrated on goal-kicking and getting my success rate back to as close to 100% instead of 85%. It's all about being patient. To be honest, if you're going to become a Springbok, that ratio needs to be 85% and higher. That's just the reality."

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Hendrikse promptly delivered a faultless display at the weekend when kicking off the tee.

But he also kicked well out of hand, proved a menace as a carrier in beating no less than five defenders, completed 10 tackles and won two turnovers to boot.

"Yeah, in the end, it's all about confidence again. If you have that, everything keeps flowing and going your way," said Hendrikse.

"So with that in mind, and your teammates giving a go-forward ball, your start backing your ability."

Tweaking the radar when going for posts, though won't remain his sole focus going forward.

"The goal-kicking forms part of our broader focus on game management, kicking out of hand in terms of keeping the ball in-field. It's becoming important. Of course, I worked a bit of my defence as well, but that's an aspect of the game that you're always going