News24 | Game day! Springboks v France couldn’t be closer with even bookies scratching their heads

News24 | Game day! Springboks v France couldn’t be closer with even bookies scratching their heads

Siya Kolisi

Siya Kolisi

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It’s finally here.

South Africans have been waiting in anticipation all week and at 21:00 on Sunday night, they will be glued to their television sets as the Springboks take on tournament hosts France in the quarter-finals of the 2023 Rugby World Cup in Paris.

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If Saturday night’s blockbuster between Ireland and New Zealand is anything to go by (the All Blacks won 28-24) then this promises to be a clash for the ages.

The Boks are champions, France are hosts and, according to local bookmakers, favourites.

…. to be continued
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