{
  "id": 16560825,
  "title": "OPINION: Springboks and Sharks feel the sting of artificial pitches",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/26/opinion-springboks-and-sharks-feel-the-sting-of-artificial-pitches",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-26T04:20:11.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Citizen",
    "slug": "the-citizen",
    "url": "https://www.citizen.co.za/sport/rugby/springboks-sharks-feel-sting-artificial-pitches-andre-esterhuizen/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "World Rugby say they promote player welfare, but the ongoing issue of injuries on artificial pitches tells a different story.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "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."
}