For the first time since 1995, rugby euphoria is gripping South Africa. Signs point to the abandonment of a long-rumoured plan to ditch the coach (who, incidentally, really is called Jack White) and produce a racially representative team by brute-force political means. I imagine the response among English rugby fans will be simple: great news. [...]

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