Rugby
19.8.2018 07:40 am
Springbok player ratings: Glittering individual performances
South Africa finally seem to have found Habana-esque wings again and a certain lock reminds us all that he’ll always be a monster.
Here's how the players fared in Durban.
Springbok player ratings: Glittering individual performances
South Africa finally seem to have found Habana-esque wings again and a certain lock reminds us all that he’ll always be a monster.
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Rugby
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Rugby
Fit-again Eben really missed his ‘roomie’ Siya
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Pakistan opener Jamshed banned for ten years over spot-fixing
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Undisclosed illness means Caster won’t run in Birmingham
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