Galvanising force in Cape Town: Joe Launchbury on the ball, supported by Chris Robshaw
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IF you want a measure of just how much rugby success means to South Africans an editorial in the Cape Times on the eve of the third Test provided it. It described the last two weeks as “wonderful for Springbok rugby” after taking an unassailable 2-0 lead in the series against England. It also heaped plaudits on new coach Rassie Erasmus for lifting the spirit of the nation, and praised his inspired black and white transformation selection as heralding a n...