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

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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THE SHOWDOWN: what to expect from the 2019 RWC final