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SPRINGBOK 2026 COUNTDOWN: Cup exits provide strategic rest ahead of brutal schedule
The Star
|April 07, 2026
THIS past Sunday marked 90 days until the Springboks play their first match of the year, the Nations Cup opener at Ellis Park against England on July 4.
While three months seems a fair way away, it won't seem like that to South Africa’s top players — they need no reminding that the month of June is taken up by the United Rugby Championship (URC) quarterfinals, semifinals and final, and then it is straight into a 14-match Springbok itinerary that stretches, pretty much without a break, until the end of November.
South Africa's involvement in the URC playoffs is set to be significant. With four rounds to go, the Stormers are second, the Lions fifth, the Bulls seventh, and the 10-placed Sharks are knocking on the door of the top eight.
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