Le Grudge: Bokke vs France – Centennial Showdown

About this episode

Xola Ntshinga and Sim Xabanisa analyze the historic Test match between the Springboks and France, highlighting key players and tactical elements.

Xola Ntshinga and Sim Xabanisa break down a massive Test week as the Springboks take on France in Paris — loaded with history, emotion and two years of simmering tension. With Siya Kolisi’s 100th Test and Rassie Erasmus’ 50th , the stakes couldn’t be higher. In this episode: Kolisi’s centurion form France’s spy allegations and leaked team drama Rassie’s mind-games Missing DuPont, Aldritt omission, inexperienced front row The 6–2 bench battle Tactical match-ups and pressure moments Why the 2023 quarter-final still haunts France Follow the show, switch on notifications, and rate the podcast. Send your match prediction: Who wins “Le Grudge”?

People in this episode

Host: Xola Ntshinga

Topics covered

• Springboks
• France
• Test rugby
• Siya Kolisi
• Rassie Erasmus
• rugby history
• match tactics

Keywords

• centurion form
• spy allegations
• mind-games
• bench battle
• quarter-final

Mentioned in this episode

Books & works: Le Grudge

Places: France, Paris

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