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That was the month that was: November 2021
Colin Renton provides his monthly round-up of some of rugby stories from around the world which may have passed you by …
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Gregor Townsend criticises Rassie Erasmus’ conduct during Murrayfield Test
Scotland head coach says that South Africa’s Director of Rugby attempted a “character assassination” on one of the home team’s players …
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Rassie Erasmus ups the stakes in war of words over match officiating
South Africa Director of Rugby claims that his players were not shown the same respect as the Lions by officials during first Test …
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Siya Kolisi returns from isolation to lead Springboks in first Lions Test
Head coach Jacques Nienaber has named 21 players who were involved in the team’s 2019 World Cup triumph in his 23-man squad …
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Rassie Erasmus calls for Springbok versus Lions rematch on Saturday
South Africa’s stand-in coach says that replacing the Stormers with a Springbok A side as Lions opposition on Saturday is safer and better for the Test series …
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Springboks wary of Scots threat in Lions backline
South African Director of Rugby Rassie Erasmus and head coach Jacques Nienaber believe Warren Gatland’s squad will have a multi-dimensional attack …
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Scotland v South Africa: everything you need to know about this weekend’s big match
There is a lot of confidence in and around the Scotland camp but they are up against a South African side which is on the rise under Rassie Erasmus …
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Scotland v South Africa: Gregor Townsend tells Scotland to expect the expected
Coach has made six changes to the side which played Fiji ahead of huge physical challenge against Spingboks …
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South African coach Rassie Erasmus expects different kind of challenge from Scotland
Spingboks arrive in Edinburgh on a high after last-gasp victory over France …