Cape Town — Springbok coach Rassie Erasmus has taken a calculated gamble by naming a full-strength team to face Japan in Kumagaya on Friday‚ the Boks’ final match before Rugby World Cup 2019.

Siya Kolisi will lead the team for the first time this season after missing the Rugby Championship due to a knee injury while Pieter-Steph du Toit will earn his 50th cap...

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