{
  "id": 5363847,
  "title": "Dave Rennie plays down Rassie Erasmus war of words ahead of pivotal Greatest Rivalry Test",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/03/dave-rennie-plays-down-rassie-erasmus-war-of-words-ahead-of-pivotal",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-03T16:00:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "IOL",
    "slug": "iol",
    "url": "https://iol.co.za/sport/rugby/springboks/2026-09-03-dave-rennie-plays-down-rassie-erasmus-war-of-words-ahead-of-pivotal-greatest-rivalry-test/"
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  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "All Blacks coach Dave Rennie has played down tensions with Springboks boss Rassie Erasmus after their scrum dispute, saying the third Test at FNB Stadium is now in the referee’s hands.",
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      {
        "outlet": "IOL",
        "title": "Dave Rennie drops Cody Taylor as All Blacks rotate pack to counter Springboks",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/03/dave-rennie-drops-cody-taylor-as-all-blacks-rotate-pack-to-counter",
        "published": "2026-09-03T10:17:00.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Channel News Asia",
        "title": "Three changes for All Blacks as centurion Taylor is dropped",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/03/three-changes-for-all-blacks-as-centurion-taylor-is-dropped",
        "published": "2026-09-03T10:41:08.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
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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."
}