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Cheslin Kolbe book in the works. Nice.
Hard as it is to swallow, SA Rugby president Mark Alexander shutting down RWC hosting talk is smart business. When you can’t keep the lights on and potholes abound, there are other priorities, unsexy as they are.
The pylons and lights are coming down at Wanderers, SuperSport Park, Kingsmead and Newlands in a massive revamp for the 2027 CWC. New state-of-the-art lights will be up before year’s end.
Thoughts with Gavin Varejes, one of the unsung heroes of SA rugby, who is in ICU. Champions everywhere will be rooting for his recovery.
FNB to be unveiled as Boks’ new headline sponsor. Great real estate (for a pretty penny).
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