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Match officials confirmed for November TestsWorld Rugby has confirmed the match officials for a full programme of end-of-year internationals starting later this month, with the Springboks playing five Tests on their traditional Castle Lager Outgoing Tour.
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Joint National Union statement re mooted R360 CompetitionThe following statement has been agreed by the national rugby unions of New Zealand, Australia, South Africa, Ireland, England, Scotland, France and Italy.
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Reinach: “Lots of work to do before year-end tour”A group of Springbok players arrived in South Africa on Monday morning, still coming to grips with the magnitude of winning back-to-back Castle Lager Rugby Championship titles, and despite this, Cobus Reinach immediately turned his attention to the November tour.
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Marx: “Surreal to win Rugby Champs back-to-back”Springbok hooker Malcolm Marx on Sunday described the team’s historic feat of winning back-to-back Castle Lager Rugby Championship titles as “surreal” and said the achievement had yet to sink in.
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Erasmus: “It wasn’t perfect, but we are very proud”Springbok coach Rassie Erasmus and captain Siya Kolisi praised the team for the fight they showed to win their final Castle Lager Rugby Championship match against the Pumas 29-27 at the Allianz Stadium, Twickenham, on Saturday, which saw them clinch the trophy in successive seasons for the first time ever, but admitted they had a lot of work to do before a challenging November tour.
