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Hollywood
movies have been made about how the team representing a
newly-democratic South Africa pulled off a stunning Rugby
World Cup victory in 1995, with President Nelson Mandela
present in the stadium. The country would lift the title again
in 2007 and 2019. Its team is one of the favourites in the
2023 edition of the tournament which kicks off this weekend in
France. But rugby in Africa isn’t all about South Africa.
Namibia is also through to the final stages of this year’s
tournament - and a growing number of African teams attempted
to compete. Rugby expert Wilbur Kraak previews
the teams in competition and looks at the state of the
game on the continent.
If
you simply want to cut to the chase to find out who is most
likely to win, then read
Niven Winchester on the use of 10,000 simulations to rank
the contenders.
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Charl Blignaut
Arts, Culture and Society
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Wilbur Kraak, University of the Western Cape
South
Africa eyes a fourth title while Namibia aims to win its first
world cup match. Rugby shows huge potential for growth in
Africa. |
Niven Winchester, Auckland University of
Technology
The
Rugby World Cup kicks off this weekend with hosts France
playing New Zealand. Here’s why the All Blacks are still
favourites to win the tournament, despite not being the
official top team. |
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