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Springboks need to pick best XV on ability alone

JEREMYGU SCOTT

Selected on merit: South African back rower Siya Kolisi
PICTURE: Getty Images

EVER since South Africa adopted a quota system for national team selection it was always going to throw up tough challenges in terms of getting their best team on the field. Those difficulties were highlighted this autumn when the Springboks were overwhelmed by Ireland and then lost to Wales.
Add to that the problem of so many of their best players having moved overseas and the issue of South Africa being competitive at elite level has grown. South African rugby has enormous depth, but the realit...

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