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Boks throw down gauntlet to Ireland (SARugbymag)

Ireland are the No 1-ranked side on the planet but a fired-up Springbok assistant coach Mzwandile Stick says the 2022 Rugby Championship will reveal the ...

“But I can guarantee you now that in the next three to four weeks things will change and a southern-hemisphere team will be No 1 in the world.” “I don’t doubt that over the next three weeks the [world rankings] log will change, which is something we don’t normally stress about but it’s been hyped out there that the All Blacks aren’t the best team in the world anymore, the Springboks aren’t the best team in the world anymore. “The honest truth, probably in the next three games, you will be able to tell who is the best team in the world,” said Stick in the build up to the Rugby Championship opener between the Springboks and All Blacks at Mbombela Stadium on Saturday.

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Next two games will determine who's best in the world – Boks ... (Citizen)

Springbok assistant coach Mzwandile Stick firmly believes that a Southern Hemisphere side will return to the top of the World Rugby rankings.

“But I know it’s been hyped up that the All Blacks and Springboks aren’t the best teams in the world anymore. “But they have now finished their season and have played about five games more than us, and I don’t doubt that in the next four weeks the (World Rugby rankings) log will change. I know a lot of people are talking about the Northern Hemisphere sides being the best in the world,” said Stick.

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