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Saturday night’s 2012 Super Rugby final between the Chiefs and the Sharks at Hamilton is a fitting climax to what has been a terrific tournament. One of the best features has been that on any day, any team can defeat another.

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South Africa have suffered a blow ahead of Sunday’s Rugby World Cup quarter-final against Australia with forward enforcer Bakkies Botha ruled out through injury.

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South Africa have recalled World Cup winners Francois Steyn, JP Pietersen and Juan Smith for the home leg of their Tri-Nations championship.

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One thing has become very clear from the Boks two heavy defeats to the All Blacks – change is needed. The team does not currently have the personnel to effectively implement their “kick-chase” strategy. What has changed since last year? A couple key ingredients:

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In an ominous sign for the winless Wallabies, South Africa coach Peter de Villiers has promised the Springboks will go for the jugular on Saturday night.

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Springboks lock Bakkies Botha is unrepentant over his controversial suspension last month and vows never to tone down his brutal approach to Test rugby.

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The bookmakers, whose livelihood depends on getting matters like this right, have made the Springboks favourites to win the 2009 Tri-Nations tournament.

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Ruan Pienaar will wear the contentious Springboks five-eighth jersey in Sunday morning’s Tri-Nations rugby Test against the All Blacks at Bloemfontein.

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South Africa’s selectors brought tighthead prop Jannie du Plessis into the Tri-Nations squad on Tuesday in the only major change to the squad which defeated the British and Irish Lions 2-1.

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Schalk Burger has recovered from a calf injury to be selected in South Africa’s starting line-up for the second Test against the British and Irish Lions on Saturday as the Springboks bid to wrap up the series.

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