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Six Nations Dream Reignited? 🏉 Springboks Legends Reopen the Debate
2026/02/27 Report

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Boks Legends Weigh In as Global Calendar Tensions Rise

As World Rugby powerbrokers debate reshaping the international calendar, two Springbok greats have revisited one of the sport’s most persistent questions: should South Africa leave the Rugby Championship and pursue a future in the Six Nations Championship?


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For Jean de Villiers and Schalk Burger, the answer is layered — and far from emotional.

At a time when SA Rugby is pushing to shift the Rugby Championship earlier in the year to align more closely with the northern hemisphere season, the broader question of whether the Springboks should fully pivot north has resurfaced.

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