{
  "id": 2200497,
  "title": "Rassie Erasmus: All Blacks series a marathon, but Springboks desperate to land first blow",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/20/rassie-erasmus-all-blacks-series-a-marathon-but-springboks-desperate",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-08-20T18:00:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "IOL",
    "slug": "iol",
    "url": "https://iol.co.za/sport/rugby/springboks/2026-08-20-rassie-erasmus-all-blacks-series-a-marathon-but-springboks-desperate-to-land-first-blow/"
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  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Ahead of Saturday's series opener, Rassie Erasmus outlines why the Springboks' rivalry with the All Blacks remains the pinnacle of world rugby.",
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        "outlet": "IOL",
        "title": "Why Rassie Erasmus picked Springboks' Grant Williams at scrumhalf for All Blacks showdown",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/20/why-rassie-erasmus-picked-springboks-grant-williams-at-scrumhalf-for",
        "published": "2026-08-20T16:00:00.000Z"
      }
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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."
}