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Which of these rookies would you cap in 2025? 

OPINION: Springbok head coach Rassie Erasmus capped 12 new Springboks in 2024 and might add a few more in 2025 and beyond. 

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Sharks' mental wobbles bode badly for play-offs

OPINION: @rugby365com columnist @jon_cardinelli unpacks the Sharks biggest problems as they head into the @ChallengeCup_ Round of 16.

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European Cup

SA teams' priorities: URC or Europe?

OPINION: The Bulls, Lions and Sharks may need to sacrifice their European Challenge Cup title ambitions in order to realise their grander United Rugby Championship and Champions Cup goals.

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Who is the Boks' biggest threat on year-end tour?

OPINION: @rugby365com columnist @jon_cardinelli recaps the Six Nations tournament and looks at the biggest threat the Springboks will face on the year-end tour.

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Will the 'real' Leinster pitch up?

STAT ATTACK: Table-topping Leinster has notoriously sent second-string outfits on their previous United Rugby Championship tours to South Africa.

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Countries

Player ratings: Scotland

OPINION: Bryn Palmer rates the Scottish players following their 16-35 Six Nations defeat to France

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Player ratings: France

OPINION: Josh Raisey rates the French players following their 35-16 title-clinching win over Scotland

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Player Ratings: England

OPINION: Now we can say for certain this is a Steve Borthwick team definitely on the up.

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Player Ratings: Ireland

OPINION: Ireland player ratings: Ireland made it hard on themselves, securing a narrow 22-17 win over Italy in Rome that ended their Six Nations on more of a whimper than a high note.

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Player Ratings: Italy

OPINION: A brave and ambitious performance from Italy, who made Ireland work extremely hard for a 22-17 win at the Stadio Olimpico.

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Player Ratings: Wales

OPINION: The home side’s long wait for a Test victory goes on after England inflicted a 17th successive defeat on Matt Sherratt’s team, who finish this year’s Six Nations rock bottom and with another wooden spoon.

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Road to the play-offs: Sharks may pip Bulls in race for URC ‘top spot’

SPOTLIGHT: Rugby365 contributor Jon Cardinelli takes a look at some permutations as we enter the business end of the United Rugby Championship.

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