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Africa-Press – South-Africa. <\/strong><\/span>In Mbombela<\/b><\/p>\n

The thing with places like Mbombela is that you can immediately notice when there’s a big event.<\/p>\n

LIVE |<\/b><\/p>\n

Springboks v All Blacks<\/p>\n

From a rugby perspective, they don’t come much bigger than the Springboks hosting the All Blacks. It’s the biggest Test on the South African calendar, and people know this.<\/p>\n

If there were people who trickled in dribs and drabs on Friday, they were in their numbers on Saturday.<\/p>\n

The city and its establishments were ready for the occasion, with beers and breakfast in green and gold being paired together.<\/p>\n

Sport24<\/b><\/p>\n

took time to visit some establishments, and while they weren’t packed to the rafters, they were green and gold in every sense of the word.<\/p>\n

The iLanga Mall was buzzing, as were a few other places, but the Jock Pub and Grill really warmed to the Bok hosting task.<\/p>\n

There were two beer gardens at the establishment packed with all sorts of green and gold fans.<\/p>\n

It also helped that the joint was close to Laerskool Nelspruit, which served as the parking point for the functional park & ride system.<\/p>\n

One can now safely say it’s all systems go for the Bok Test, with the hosts only having one job and one job only: To break the eight-year hoodoo and do so with some style.<\/p>\n

Kick-off is at 17:05.<\/p>\n

For More News And Analysis About South-Africa<\/a> Follow Africa-Press<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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