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  "id": 18126067,
  "title": "Jerry Flannery hopes Springboks' defence 'pitch up on the day' in Nations Championship",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/04/jerry-flannery-hopes-springboks-defence-pitch-up-on-the-day-in",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-11-04T13:09:17.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "IOL",
    "slug": "iol",
    "url": "https://iol.co.za/sport/rugby/springboks/2026-11-04-jerry-flannery-hope-springboks-defence-pitch-up-on-the-day-in-nations-championship/"
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  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Disappointed by five tries conceded against Australia, Springbok defence coach Jerry Flannery is using the November opener in Italy to re-establish South Africa’s brutal defensive standard.",
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        "outlet": "The Citizen",
        "title": "Nations Championship: All the remaining fixtures",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/04/nations-championship-all-the-remaining-fixtures",
        "published": "2026-11-04T08:52:13.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Channel News Asia",
        "title": "Nations Championship month to offer World Cup clues",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/04/nations-championship-month-to-offer-world-cup-clues",
        "published": "2026-11-04T09:02:52.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "City AM",
        "title": "Nations Championship loses title sponsor on eve of inaugural London climax",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/04/nations-championship-loses-title-sponsor-on-eve-of-inaugural-london",
        "published": "2026-11-04T11:11:06.000Z"
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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."
}