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Captain Brits lifts spirits but brave Namibia fall flat

■By BRENDAN GALLAGHER

Star man: Schalk Brits goes over to score South Africa’s ninth try

IT’S A LONGway from Ibiza to Toyota City but Schalk Brits completed that journey in style yesterday when he captained the Springboks to a comfortable win over minnows Namibia.
Last summer Brits, 38, had retired and was sipping cocktails on a well-deserved break in Ibiza when coach Rassie Erasmus phoned and asked him to reconsider his decision.
Erasmus wanted a mature senior hand in his squad and a smiling life enhancer to lift the mood a little. It can sometimes get a bit intense ...

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