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  "title": "'We used to see it as a White sport': Black South Africans grow fond of national rugby team",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/22/we-used-to-see-it-as-a-white-sport-black-south-africans-grow-fond-of",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-08-22T16:23:45.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Le Monde English",
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    "url": "https://www.lemonde.fr/en/le-monde-africa/article/2026/08/22/we-used-to-see-it-as-a-white-sport-black-south-africans-grow-fond-of-national-rugby-team_6756764_124.html"
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  "summary": "Over the past decade, the South African national team has managed to unite a broad audience, realizing the dream Nelson Mandela championed in 1995. On Saturday, the Springboks will face the New Zealand All Blacks at home in the first of three matchups.",
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