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Rugby Pass Podcast: Are The Springboks A Sleeping Giant?

Published: 8 September 2016 18:43 PDT
Updated: 7 November 2017 17:39 PST

Lood de Jager

This week on the Rugby Pass podcast Scotty Stevenson in joined by Matthew Pearce of South Africa’s SuperSport and Justin Marshall from New Zealand’s Sky Sport. Matthew explains why he thinks the Springboks could be on the verge of something big as they head into their big Rugby Championship clash with the Wallabies on Saturday, before Marshy and Sumo discuss where the All Blacks vs Pumas test will be won and lost.

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Phil McConnochie 1 hour ago

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Phil McConnochie 1 hour ago

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Bazzallina 1 hour ago

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Bazzallina 1 hour ago

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Bazzallina 1 hour ago

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Bazzallina 1 hour ago

'Can only live off reputation for so long': Ex-Bok coach questions Eben Etzebeth's place in side

I get that HH but in the here and now unless all u think that matters is next year that’s some good players who ain’t be playing I mean SFM month early and hasn’t been playing Libbock playing div 2 Japan Pollard not having greatest season must give some concern or u think it matters not to much up front

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Quincy79 1 hour ago

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That's a fair point. Match fitness absolutely matters.

My only point is that returning "cold" isn't the only factor coaches consider. They also look at years of Test performance, how a player trains, experience under pressure, and whether they can execute the game plan.

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Bazzallina 2 hours ago

'Can only live off reputation for so long': Ex-Bok coach questions Eben Etzebeth's place in side

I get that Q but I’m talking about coming in cold that’s not an insignificant amount of big dogs who have not been playing SFM 2 months on a 3 months ?

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