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Keo & Zels: Why our Saffas are BIG in Japan

Be it the Investec Champions Cup semi-finals, the U20 Internationals or in the Land of the Rising Sun, South Africans are number one.

Be it the Investec Champions Cup semi-finals, the U20 Internationals or in the Land of the Rising Sun, South Africans are number one. 00:00 intro: Bordeaux and Jalibert magic 00:35 Champions Cup semi-finals review 01:29 French broadcasters and TMO debate 02:27 Bordeaux and Leinster book the final 05:15 why Bordeaux are so good 10:00 Bordeaux v Bath stats breakdown 12:25 Jalibert’s masterclass 19:05 France and South Africa’s depth 20:04 Super Rugby and Dave Rennie’s All Blacks 25:34 Leinster, Toulon and Nienaber’s defence 30:44 Bordeaux v Leinster final preview 33:03 South African influence in Europe 34:59 Steco hero of the week 35:28 Ethan Adams goes back-to-back 39:46 Junior Boks dominance 43:36 Springboks in Japan 47:40 schools rugby and Ricky wrap

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Boks remain top but All Blacks close gap to 2.90 points after Nations Championship opener

South Africa stay top of the World Rugby Men's Rankings at 93.94 points but New Zealand have cut the gap to 2.90 after beating France, while Scotland climb to equal their all-time high of fifth following a record 47-38 win over Argentina in Córdoba.

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Junior Boks to host Georgia, Fiji and Chile in Cape Town International Series ahead of World Championship defence

The Junior Springboks will host Georgia, Fiji, and Chile in a three-match-day U20 International Series at City Park in Cape Town from 21 to 31 May. Coach Kevin Foote will use the series to give his full wider squad game time and sharpen combinations before the Junior World Championship defence in Georgia at the end of June. South Africa and Georgia are in the same JWC pool, lending added significance to the 31 May fixture.

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Esterhuizen and Giliomee eager as Boks and SA 'A' prepare for Gqeberha double-header

The Springboks face the Barbarians and SA 'A' take on Zimbabwe in a double-header at the Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium on Saturday, with Andre Esterhuizen backing Quan Horn's shift to flyhalf and teenager Luan Giliomee set for his third green-and-gold environment of the year.

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Hansen's Right to Back Himself — But the Boks' Five-Match Streak Tells a Different Story

Jean de Villiers acknowledges Hansen's logic but argues last year's results and performances make it hard to see the All Blacks closing the gap on the Boks — and the panel get genuinely animated over what a 2-2 series tiebreaker would even look like.

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Moyo and Foote flag concentration lapses despite 82–25 demolition of Fiji

Vusi Moyo's 22-point haul helped the Junior Springboks beat Fiji 82–25 in Cape Town, but both the captain and coach Kevin Foote identified a late concentration lapse as an area to address ahead of Saturday's U20 International Series match against Georgia in Stellenbosch.