Tokyo — The Springboks have called on French referee Jerome Garces to treat them as equals during this weekend’s opening pool B clash with defending champions New Zealand.

Assistant SA coach Mzwandile Stick said that with the gap between the All Blacks and their potential rivals for the Webb Ellis Cup closing, match officials should be consistent in how they apply the laws to all teams...

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