{
  "id": 1419140,
  "title": "All set for first Test against All Blacks: Who will Rassie back for the Boks?",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/17/all-set-for-first-test-against-all-blacks-who-will-rassie-back-for",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-08-17T04:03:05.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Citizen",
    "slug": "the-citizen",
    "url": "https://www.citizen.co.za/sport/rugby/all-set-for-first-test-all-blacks-who-will-rassie-back-for-boks/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "As South Africa's rugby team prepares for their first Test against the All Blacks on Saturday, rugby fans are left pondering who will be included in the lineup. With key players like Nche and Kolisi facing uncertainty due to injury concerns, the coaching staff must make difficult decisions to assemble their best possible team. From lock to scrumhalf and flyhalf, each position presents its own set of choices, from the potential start of Lood de Jager at No 5 to the competition between Louw and Porthen at No 3. The halfback duo and flyhalf position further complicate matters, as fans await Rassie Erasmus' final decisions on Thursday.",
  "summary": "The warm-up matches are done, it's now all systems go for the Test series in Rugby's Greatest Rivalry.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "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."
}