South Africa has won two World Cup titles since it last captured the Rugby Championship in 2019 and will attempt to rectify that discrepancy in this season’s tournament which begins when it plays Australia at Brisbane on Saturday.
South Africa ’s Sacha Feinberg-Mngomezulu, top, jumps for the ball during a rugby test match between South Africa and Ireland at Kings Park stadium in Durban, South Africa , Saturday, July 13, 2024. FILE - Argentina’s Pablo Matera runs with the ball during the Rugby Championship test match between the All Blacks and the Pumas in Brisbane, Australia , Saturday, Sept. 18, 2021. Matera will play his 100th test for Argentina against France in his Buenos Aires hometown on Saturday, July 13, .
South Africa director of rugby Rassie Erasmus used the mid-year tests to induct a number of newcomers into the Springboks lineup and on Saturday will hand starting debuts to 22-year-old flyhalf Sacha Feinberg-Mngomezulu and backrower Elrigh Louw. But this year is determined to play up to its top world ranking in two matches against Australia in Australia and in two home tests against the All Blacks. The Springboks, who also won the World Cup in Japan in 2019, play Argentina home and away.
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