Rugby World

THE SECRET PLAYER

“The Springboks shouldn’t work but in their environment it just does”

YOU KNOW you’re playing against more than a rugby team when you face the Springboks. It’s hard to describe. New Zealand is a rugby nation but with South Africa it feels like more than that.

Consider the type of people they are. Proud, loud, abrasive, aggressive… You’re basically getting a pumped-up version of rugby. Athletes who are

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