The Breakdown | Sizing up four southern hemisphere giants before rugby's autumn series

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10/29/2024 06:59 AM

The Springboks want a clean sweep but Australia, Argentina and New Zealand may have more modest November targets

Four southern hemisphere giants are preparing for combat over the horizon. With 90% of all men's World Cups, and having contributed more than 62% of the tournament's semi-finalists since 1995, they arrive with reputations to uphold. Are they the forces they once were, or are they there for the taking?