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This weekend is the final round of the southern hemisphere’s Rugby Championship, the best tournament outside the World Cup and wildly better than the Six Nations. The most eye-catching fixture is South Africa v. The All Blacks in Jo’burg, but the more important fixture for British Isles rugby is the 11.40

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Roger Alton
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Roger Alton is a former editor of the Observer and the Independent. He writes the Spectator Sport column.

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