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Why, in SA, can’t we enjoy rugby without getting into a scrum?

31 October 2019 - 06:07 By jonathan jansen
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Springbok captain Siya Kolisi during the Test against England at Ellis Park on June 9.
Springbok captain Siya Kolisi during the Test against England at Ellis Park on June 9.
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What is it about rugby that drives South Africans crazy?

If you want to experience national hysteria about race, manhood and wars fought more than a century ago, you do not look to netball, tennis, hockey or even the beautiful game, as the great Pele once dubbed soccer.

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