{
  "id": 12629688,
  "title": "The grandmother who saved Tony Brown’s hand — and helped shape a Springbok mastermind",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/07/the-grandmother-who-saved-tony-browns-hand-and-helped-shape-a",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-10-07T12:26:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "IOL",
    "slug": "iol",
    "url": "https://iol.co.za/sport/rugby/urc/2026-10-07-the-grandmother-who-saved-tony-browns-hand--and-helped-shape-a-springbok-mastermind/"
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  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Tony Brown’s grandmother refused to accept that his hand had to be amputated after a childhood accident. Decades later, the former All Blacks flyhalf is helping shape the Springboks’ attacking game.",
  "key_points": [],
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  "coverage": {
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  },
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}