Rugby Rivals - Sir John Kirwan & Victor Matfield

All Blacks & Springboks Squads REVEALED: The Shock Selections

Rugby Rivals - Sir John Kirwan & Victor Matfield

Show Notes

Sir John Kirwan and Victor Matfield react to Dave Rennie's 44-man All Blacks squad for the Greatest Rivalry Tour of South Africa and Rassie Erasmus' 43-man Springbok group, as the two greatest rivals in world rugby prepare to collide in a four-Test series. In this episode: - The uncapped trio - Siale Lauaki, Josh Jacomb and Semisi Tupou Ta'eiloa - injecting young talent into the touring squad - Rieko Ioane and Fabian Holland recalled - Rassie's big guns return: Eben Etzebeth, Siya Kolisi, Handré Pollard and Sacha Feinberg-Mngomezulu all back from injury - The men who won't be there - Kwagga Smith and RG Snyman ruled out for the season - The first full All Blacks tour of South Africa since 1996 - eight matches, four Tests, one unforgettable series Rugby Rivals is proudly brought to you by Klipdrift

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