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Are results more important than entertainment?

BRENDEN NEL

YES, YES and 1,000 times again, yes.

It’s easy to fall into the camp of wanting to be entertained, but sport is a simple business. What counts is winning. Sure there are moments to be savoured, those you remember for a long time, but the only thing that matters

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