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World Cup ghost haunts Greatest Rivalry series

A 2027 World Cup draw that puts the All Blacks and Springboks on a quarter-final collision course borders on "self-destructive recklessness", according to New Zealand Herald rugby writer Gregor Paul.

World Cup ghost haunts Greatest Rivalry series

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A 2027 World Cup draw that puts the All Blacks and Springboks on a quarter-final collision course borders on "self-destructive recklessness", according to New Zealand Herald rugby writer Gregor Paul.

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A 2027 World Cup draw that puts the All Blacks and Springboks on a quarter-final collision course borders on "self-destructive recklessness", according to New Zealand Herald rugby writer Gregor Paul.

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