Springboks: the Springbok Women climb to a record ninth in the world rankings before Saturday's Ireland rematch; Erasmus names his men's tour squad this week
World Rugby confirmed on Monday that the Springbok Women have risen to ninth, their highest ranking, ahead of Saturday's rematch with Ireland at Athlone Stadium in Cape Town after a 40-27 defeat last weekend. Rassie Erasmus is due to name the men's squad for Nations Championship Tests against Italy, France and Ireland in the coming days, with Handré Pollard (hamstring) and André Esterhuizen among the injury concerns. Sport item: covered by South African outlets (IOL, The Citizen, KickOff) in our sample; no political split. Sources: IOL, The Citizen, KickOff. More coverage
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