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Springboks fight for Freedom Cup glory

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September 13, 2025

SPRINGBOK rugby fans have rarely had it as good as they have today, with the men's and women's teams in a unique doubleheader against old foe New Zealand.

- MIKE GREENAWAY

Siya Kolisi’s double world champions kick it off at 9am this morning against the All Blacks in the Kiwi capital, Wellington in a match that is crucial to their ambitions of defending the Rugby Championship title they won last year.

Later in the day, with the dew barely having settled on the clash at Wellington's famous Cake Tin stadium, the Bok Women take on the Black Ferns in a World Cup quarterfinal at Exeter in south west England, at 2pm.

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