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The Springboks are one victory away from completing the turnaround. South Africa fought back to beat New Zealand 29-24 at FNB Stadium on Saturday, moving 2-1 ahead in the four-Test series with only the…
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Fourteen years, three CAF Champions League titles and enough footballing mileage to circle the continent several times later, Pitso Mosimane is back in the Bafana Bafana hot seat. The South African Football Association officially…
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The Springboks and All Blacks might be level at 1-1, but the pushing has already started ahead of Saturday’s third Test. But this time, it isn’t happening between two packs of forwards. Rassie Erasmus…
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One win each. Two Tests left. And now the Springboks and All Blacks are heading to Soweto. Rassie Erasmus has named his Springbok side for Saturday’s third Test of Rugby’s Greatest Rivalry at FNB…
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Mzansi, we can breathe again. One week after the Ellis Park ambush, the Springboks marched into a heaving Cape Town Stadium and did exactly what a wounded champion is supposed to do: they hit…
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There are nights at Ellis Park that stay with you, and Tuesday was very nearly one of the great ones. The Lions, missing several established players and written off before kickoff, ran at the…
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There's nothing quite like the opening weekend of the Premier League in South Africa. Curtains drawn against the winter chill, the kettle on or the coals glowing, and half the country arguing over WhatsApp…
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Every transfer window has a headline act, and this summer it's wearing white. Real Madrid have pulled off the double that defines their off-season, breaking the bank for the most expensive African footballer in…
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[table id=40 /] Ellis Park on a Highveld Saturday is supposed to be the hardest ticket in world rugby for a visiting side. Thin air that leaves the lungs burning by the hour mark,…
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