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Springbok scrumhalf Faf de Klerk said on Thursday his teammates are "well prepared and eager" to get on with this weekend's eagerly awaited Pool B encounter with Ireland in Paris.

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South Africa keep faith with squad for crunch Argentina clashes

South Africa coach Rassie Erasmus has kept faith with the squad which routed New Zealand 43-10 in their last Rugby Championship match for upcoming tests against Argentina in Durban and London that will complete their campaign.

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Springboks call scrumhalf De Klerk into squad for New Zealand tests

South Africa have added double Rugby World Cup winner Faf de Klerk to their squad as additional scrumhalf cover for their two Rugby Championship tests in New Zealand, officials confirmed on Sunday.

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Sloppy Springboks beat brave Italy 42-24 in Pretoria

PRETORIA :South Africa laboured but still ran in six tries to secure a 42-24 victory over an inexperienced Italy side at Loftus Versfeld on Saturday, as scrumhalf Morne van den Berg crossed the line twice in a stand-out performance.

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Feinberg-Mngomezulu starts at flyhalf for Springboks against Wallabies, Pollard on bench

Springbok coach Rassie Erasmus has named his team for Saturday's opening Rugby Championship encounter against Australia in Brisbane.

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Rugby World Cup: England in awe of semi-final opponents South Africa

England defence coach Kevin Sinfield said his side were "in awe" of South Africa's Rugby World Cup quarter-final performance before the teams meet in the last four this weekend.

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Kicking woes 'not the only reason' Boks fell short in Ireland epic, says Nienaber

A defiant Springbok coach Jacques Nienaber said his charges' suspect goalkicking was not the sole reason for their 13-8 defeat against Ireland in a heated and absorbing Pool B clash at the Stade de France on Saturday.

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Nothing should be read into Hendrikse omission, says Nienaber: 'We know what he can do'