Inside The Rugby Schedule That Is Destroying The Springboks

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Springbok coach Dr Rassie Erasmus says the easiest solution to a rugby global calendar is for the Rugby Championship to move from its current August/September/October window to an earlier time in the year where it can sit alongside the Six Nations in January/February/March instead. In this episode Peter examines what Rassie has said and gives his take on why Doc is exactly right!

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10 Mar English South Africa Rugby · Sports

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