Boks thin on opponents from the north in World Cup tune-up

This year, however, the world champs could have a bonanza against the All Blacks.

The Springboks will play just one northern hemisphere opponent before this year's Rugby World Cup in France.

With the Rugby Championship confined to a round due to the global event they play the All Blacks once in a southern hemisphere tournament in New Zealand, plus their last warm-up match at Twickenham in August.The Boks play Australia in the Rugby Championship opener on home soil and travel to New Zealand before returning for their last match in the competition against Argentina.

Before the 2015 World Cup their only warm-up match was against Argentina in Buenos Aires, but they had no opportunities to fine-tune after their Tri-Nations commitments in 2011.Kamp Staaldraad

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