Having beaten the best the northern hemisphere has to offer, South Africa quickly return to the fray to take on their rivals from south of the equator when the Rugby Championship starts this weekend.
The world champions sat out last year's edition of the southern hemisphere test championship for fear that a lack of playing opportunities during the Covid-19 pandemic would leave their players dangerously under-prepared.on Saturday with the Springboks coming straight off a 2-1 triumph over the British and Irish Lions in a series played with ferocious intensity.
The second of three Bledisloe Cup tests is also the Rugby Championship opener and Australia must break a 35-year hoodoo against the All Blacks at Eden Park to keep alive their chance of capturing that trophy since their last triumph in 2002. Refereeing idiosyncrasies notwithstanding, that could indicate that the game has moved on elsewhere while the Australasians have been playing mostly among themselves during the global health crisis.
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