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Super-sub Rhodes gets the 50 up for South Africa

Jon Newcombe talks to Andre Snyman about South Africans’ rising stock in England

T his season an unprecedented number of South African-born players have played in the Premiership.
Exactly 50 have played in the English top-flight – nigh or ten per cent of the overall total playing population of 499, more than the Pacific Island nations combined.
It’s a statistic that makes you question whether the RFU are getting value for money on their mega £228m eight-year deal with Premiership Rugby, to encourage the development of English-qualified talent.
However, former Le...

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