Are England Really Better Than The Springboks?

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Former England and British & Irish Lions international turned rugby writer and broadcaster Stuart Barnes has lavished praise on his fellow countrymen. Nothing wrong with that, right? Except that in some quarters it has been suggested he said the English are now better than the Rugby World Cup champion Springboks! But is that really what Barnes said? In this episode Peter looks at what the former flyhalf actually said and gets to the bottom of this sensational claim that the Springboks would be unable to live with England!

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14 Apr English South Africa Rugby · Sports

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