SA Rugby are remaining tightlipped on whether or not the Springboks will play in next month’s Rugby Championship in Australia following a New Zeland Herald report claiming they will be pulling out and boycotting the event.
A statement from SA Rugby read: “An SA Rugby spokesperson said that speculation in the media that the Springboks were to be withdrawn from the Rugby Championship had been noted.
“However, it would make no comment on the reports until SANZAAR had updated all stakeholders through official channels, which was expected to be on Friday.”
Fears that the world champions Springboks would not be defending their Rugby Championship title accelerated last weekend when SA Rugby said they would be taking their time to consider all the protocols involved in travelling to the tournament where they are supposed to face Argentina in Brisbane on November 7.
That concern deepened when it emerged on Tuesday
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