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Springboks needed a bloody nose to sharpen their 2026 Rugby World Cup ambitionsSpringbok substitute Manie Libbok tries to get an offload away against France on Friday night.
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‘Fine margins,’ says Felix Jones about Bok loss to FranceThe Boks went down to France in a game that could have gone either way, and was decided…
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‘Fast and loose’ Boks played into France’s handsNick Mallett says the Springboks failed to impose their game plan on France in Paris on Friday night.
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Mallett: Rassie’s front-row gamble backfiredNick Mallett has questioned Springbok coach Rassie Erasmus' late front-row switch ahead of Friday night's 21-19 defeat to…
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South Africa’s Nations Championship hopes are over after France loss, Erasmus saysDiscipline woes and costly penalties sink Springbok hopes in Paris…
7 sources · Business Day, CNA, Reuters, The Star +3
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Springbok coach says discipline ‘cost us in a big way’ against FranceMany missed opportunities, one yellow and one 20-minute red card, and 11 penalties conceded told the story.
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France hold on for thrilling Nations Championship win over South AfricaFrance captain Antoine Dupont said on Friday that beating Rugby World Cup holders South Africa 21-19 was important…
4 sources · RFI, France 24, Irish Independent, The42
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Rassie Erasmus admits Springboks have all but blown Nations Championship hopesRassie Erasmus concedes missing out on a fourth try and going down to France have all but ended…
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Springbok player ratings: Who dropped the ball and who starred in frustrating loss to France?Springbok flank Paul de Villiers is tackled during their Nations Championship match against France.
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Rassie: Referee was ‘human’ in not giving Boks final scrum rewardErasmus said the Springboks should have understood the referee would not continually penalise France's collapsed scrums in front…