There were few opportunities in the Springboks’ first game against the All Blacks in Japan as Cheslin Kolbe had few chances, but could have scored at least a try if Wille le Roux’s passing to him was better.
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Rugby World Cup: All Blacks 23 – Springboks 13 – Did BEE make the difference between winning and just playing?
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Rassie Erasmus claps back at Cosatu:- “It’d be stupid to comment”
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Rassie Erasmus didn’t have to be courteous enough to give a response to Cosatu’s latest huffing and puffing, the team does that for him. But he did, simply.
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The win that bumped the Springboks from outsiders to World Cup contenders
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It’s easy to get carried away in the euphoria of achieving the impossible, but the Springboks will be right to believe they can now conquer the world.
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World Rugby rankingsnews: Boks slump to their joint-lowest position in history
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It’s been 15 years since the World Rugby rankings were established, and the Springboks have never sunk any lower than this.
Oh dear. Rassie Erasmus has certainly got his work cut out with this Boks team. Following a dismal 32-19 defeat to Argentina on Saturday, South Africa slipped to seventh in the World Rugby rankings.
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Rassie Erasmus welcomes the blame for Springboks’ “terrible” performance
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The Springboks now have their backs to the wall after the wheels came off in Mendoza. Following a shaky performance against Argentina last night, the Springboks now have an uphill climb if they are to claim their first ever Rugby Championship title and coach Rassie Erasmus believes he should be the one shouldering the blame for the dismal showing.
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Let’s have a look at 5 key points from the Springboks’ defeat to Wales
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My word the South Africa/Wales game was a tough match to watch. In what was a half-baked occasion with many rightly criticizing World Rugby for putting this fixture in, the game was not a good spectacle for international rugby, despite the best efforts of Washington DC to put on a show.
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