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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Sport
Gerard Meagher

Springboks and All Blacks flex financial muscles with ‘Greatest Rivalry’ tour

The Springboks face the All Blacks’ haka before the 2023 World Cup final in Paris
The Springboks face the All Blacks’ haka before the 2023 World Cup final in Paris. The All Blacks tour of South Africa begins on Friday. Photograph: Tom Jenkins/The Guardian

Just in case you were unaware that the series between South Africa and New Zealand, styled as Rugby’s Greatest Rivalry (RGR), is a “tour like no other”, the Springboks have just unveiled a jersey to prove it. “A jersey like no other” to be worn four times and then consigned to history.

The RGR, though, kicks off with a looming legal battle in South Africa in the background over the series’ commercial identity and the unauthorised use of its branding. And you thought sporting romance was dead.

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