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Recap: Springboks v Australia LIVE | Rugby Championship
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Follow all the action from the opening round of The Rugby Championship live on RugbyPass as South Africa host Australia at Ellis Park in Johannesburg.
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South Africa have played Australia 10 times at Ellis Park in downtown Johannesburg, winning nine and losing just once – 9-11 back in 1963. The last time they played at Ellis Park was in 2008, when the Springboks won 53-8, scoring eight tries to one.
SPRINGBOKS v AUSTRALIA
Warrick Gelant 15 Tom Banks
Sbu Nkosi 14 Dane Haylett-Petty
Jesse Kriel 13 Tevita Kuridrani
André Esterhuizen 12 Samu Kerevi
Makazole Mapimpi 11 Reece Hodge
Elton Jantjies 10 Bernard Foley
Herschel Jantjies 9 Nic White
Francois Louw 8 Isi Naisarani
Pieter-Steph du Toit 7 Michael Hooper
Rynhardt Elstadt 6 Lukhan Salakaia-Loto
Lood de Jager 5 Rory Arnold
Bongi Mbonambi 2 Folau Fainga’a
Tendai Mtawarira 1 James Slipper
Replacements
Lizo Gqoboka 17 Harry Johnson-Holmes
Marcell Coetzee 20 Jack Dempsey
Cobus Reinach 21 Will Genia
Frans Steyn 22 Matt To’omua
Dillyn Leyds 23 Kurtley Beale
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Very good point. I think the CO2 cost of international sport is a big taboo today (and it doesn't look like it'll change anytime soon unfortunately for all humans).
Regarding your second point, I fully agree as well. We have seen this very one-eyed backlash of the French policy on the July tour, most people refuse to see that the best SA players are suffering from the exact same problem : accumulated fatigue from playing too much without significant breaks. The Boks and the Argentinians played the world cup, the URC/Top14/Premiership, the July series, the Championship, etc, etc, with almost no compulsary resting period. This has to change, for the sake of the players, and in fine for the sake of the sport !
Go to commentsGood choice tbh, could have been him or PSTD as well as Dupont
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