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’Boks seek final win (N.Z.P.A. Staff Correspondent; SYDNEY. The Springboks will be playing for more than a third Rugby test win over Australia today. They would also make history by becoming the first Springbok team to be unbeaten on tour. Two other undefeated teams in Australia, the 1921 and 1956 Springboks, were defeated in New Zealand, but the present tour ends in Sydney today. Everything points to a clean sweep by the Springi boks, but the Wallabies have brought off some of Rugby's : notable upsets and another might occur today. i After wins of 19-11 and . 14-6 in the first two interi nationals, the Springboks are i at full strength. Their halfi back, J. Viljoen, has re- , covered from a slight bout s of influenza.
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Press, Volume CXI, Issue 32679, 7 August 1971, Page 48
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