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    South Africa is again hoping a Rugby World Cup victory can unite the country

    South Africa is again hoping a Rugby World Cup victory can unite the country


    24 years removed from the Rainbow Nation's first triumph on home soil, the Springboks will shoot for a third title against England on Saturday night in Yokohama.

    Coach Rassie Erasmus was a rugby-playing student in Bloemfontein in 1995 and sharing a house with the victorious Naka Drotske .

    He says that was a special victory and they want to do it again.



    There's one change to the Springboks side with Cheslin Kolbe returning from an ankle injury on the right wing.

    England have named an unchanged 23.

    NEWSTALK ZB AND RADIO SPORT'S COVERAGE OF RUGBY WORLD CUP 2019 WITH HARVEY NORMAN.

    © 2024 Newstalk ZB, NZCity

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