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State of the Bok nation: How does Rassie's team rate?

OPINION: Big results in the Rugby Championship have given Rassie Erasmus the leeway to further develop his game plan and squad in the coming months.

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Player ratings: New Zealand

OPINION: Finn Morton rates the New Zealand players after their 12-18 Rugby Championship loss to South Africa in Cape Town on Saturday.

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Player ratings: South Africa

OPINION: They always talk about the famed 'bomb squad'. On Saturday, South Africa unleashed a nuclear bomb on a rampant New Zealand team.

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Boks need something special to beat the Blacklash

OPINION: The Springboks must address their first-half failings ahead of a Freedom Cup decider that could echo into eternity.

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VIDEO: The Kiwi take on Razor's reign

WATCH as the Boks Office crew – host Hanyani Shimange, along with Springbok legends Jean de Villiers and Schalk Burger - with guest, retired All Black Andrew Mehrtens, analyse the Razor Robertson reign.

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Player Ratings: Argentina

OPINION: Argentina’s bright start to the Rugby Championship is now firmly in the rearview mirror as they let slip a late lead to fall to the Wallabies 19-20 in La Plata.

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Australia

Player Ratings: Australia

OPINION: The Wallabies met Argentina in cold and wet conditions at Estadio Jorge Luis Hirschi and came away with a 20-19 win.

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Ambitious Boks can beat All Blacks at their own game

OPINION: Rassie Erasmus' brave yet necessary selections point to a more expansive approach in the Freedom Cup series-opener against the All Blacks at Ellis Park on Saturday.

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A deep dive into the troubled Welsh game

OPINION: @rugby365com columnist Peter Ryan is taking a deep dive into the troubles faced by the game in Wales and offer possible solutions.

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Argentina

Why Rugby Championship is just a two-horse race

SPOTLIGHT: The Springboks’ will be ’hellishly hard to beat’ when they host the All Blacks in two highly-anticipated Tests.

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Australia

Lolesio's starting spot under the spotlight

SPOTLIGHT: Former Wallaby Cameron Shepherd expects Tom Lynagh to play a part in the upcoming two-match series against Los Pumas in Argentina.

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South Africa v New Zealand - five iconic Ellis Park face-offs

OPINION: @king365ed explores his memory banks to find five of the most iconic Springbok versus All Black encounters he attended at the famous Ellis Park stadium.

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