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England pundits back Itoje rest — and see Springboks test as the perfect squad audit

Three former England players argue Itoje's cumulative captaincy load — Lions, England, Saracens — makes this summer the only viable rest window before the World Cup, while framing the Springboks test at Ellis Park as a valuable squad-depth audit rather than a match England must win.

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On this day · 26 May 1956

Sydney watches South Africa shut out Australia 9-0 to share the series.

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