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Springboks vs England: Form, history and what the tape reveals ahead of Ellis Park

A five-match retrospective on the Springboks-England rivalry ahead of Saturday's Nations Championship opener at Ellis Park, with Louw identifying the tactical patterns — scrum dominance, bench impact, early England leads — that have defined recent encounters.

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Louw earns late call-up to Springbok squad for Nations Championship opener against England

Elrigh Louw has been called into the Springbok squad as additional forward cover for the Nations Championship, having recovered from a serious knee injury that kept him largely sidelined through 2025.

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The Northampton blueprint: England's altitude cheat code for Ellis Park?

The piece asks whether Northampton and Bristol's recent Loftus wins give England a replicable blueprint for Ellis Park — and with six Saints players likely starting, Borthwick's side may be banking on exactly that altitude formula.

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Watson: Kolbe is England's biggest headache — but Bok versatility is the real danger

Watson names Kolbe as England's biggest individual concern but argues the Boks' real edge is their ability to change tactical identity based on which fly-half starts — a flexibility that makes them uniquely hard to prepare for.

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Smith vows England will 'leave it all out there' against Springboks

Marcus Smith says England's 36-man squad, arriving in Johannesburg on Thursday, are targeting a historic win over the Springboks in the Nations Championship opener, having trained in oxygen masks to prepare for the Highveld.

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