Cape Town — The Springboks will play their first Test matches since lifting the World Cup in November 2019 when they host Georgia for two Tests in July as a warm-up for the British & Irish Lions series, a major boost to new head coach Jacques Nienaber.

SA has been hardest hit by the Covid-19 pandemic among the world’s leading rugby nations, with limited domestic action and a national side that has been idle since the start of the global crisis.  ..

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