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Tale of the tape: How Soweto stand-off is shaping up

OPINION: Jan de Koning looks at the first two Tests of Rugby's Greatest Rivalry and see how the third Test in Soweto is shaping up.

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Insane flyovers: Did 2026 match 1995?

OPINION: Jan de Koning gives his take on some of the most impressive flyovers in South African sport, after two Embraer E-Jets performed a stunning formation flypast in Cape Town this past weekend.

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Hits & Misses: Boks' superb adaptation and Rennie's sour comments

OPINION: Rugby365 columnist Wynona Louw takes a look at the big talking points after the Springboks beat the All Blacks in Cape Town.

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All Black moaning has tainted Rugby’s Greatest Rivalry

OPINION: The All Blacks' shameless attempts to cast the Springbok scrum in a negative light and influence referees have become a taint on the Rugby’s Greatest Rivalry series.

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Player Ratings: South Africa

OPINION: The Springboks displayed a polished performance to down the All Blacks 33-26 in the second Test of Rugby’s Greatest Rivalry in Cape Town on Saturday.

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Player Ratings: New Zealand

OPINION: The Springboks held on for a hard-fought 33-26 win to level the Rugby’s Greatest Rivalry series after the first two tests, but it wasn't a comfortable victory.

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The terrifying trend that will bother Boks

OPINION: Jan de Koning has seen a terrifying trend developing on the All Blacks' unbeaten run on Rugby's Greatest Rivalry tour.

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Five things that could spark a Bok turnaround

OPINION: The Springboks have to bounce back in Cape Town; there's just no two ways about it.

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Is this Rassie's best 'Bomb Squad' this year?

OPINION: Jan de Koning believes that the 5-1-2 bench split is again a 'calculated risk', but the replacements have more of a 'Bomb Squad' look than last week's broken bench.

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Defeat has forced Boks to sharpen their focus

OPINION: Rugby365 columnist Jon Cardinelli believes Rassie Erasmus has been forced to shelve some big plans. 

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Hits & Misses: Self-destructive Boks and show-stealing All Blacks

OPINION: After that massively disappointing, shocking really, way in which the Springboks lost the first of four Tests against the All Blacks in the Rugby’s Greatest Rivalry series, the pressure is on them to right their many wrongs that were on display at Ellis Park in the 16-33 drubbing in front of 60,592 fans.

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Wasteful Boks must address second-half slump

OPINION: Rugby365 columnist Jon Cardinelli breaks down the Springboks' brainless performance in a 16-33 defeat to the All Blacks at Ellis Park.

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