Smoke and mirrors fill the vacuum as Springboks and All Blacks brace for battle

South Africa welcome New Zealand for their Greatest Rivalry series with the suspicion that they plan on beating the tourists at their own game The problem with Test weeks is that they can feel long. Cricketers can play for days on end, footballers every few nights but rugby…

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