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A 100% strike rate for the Boks. 🦈

A 100% strike rate for the Boks. 🦈 Fresh off a hat-trick against the Barbarians, Edwill van der Merwe returns to the Springbok XV to face Scotland in the Nations Championship. Watch the pace, power and finishing that have made him one of rugby's most dangerous wings. #SharksRugby #Springboks #RSAvSCO #NationsChampionship
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