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The Honest 2025 Springbok Report Card

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The Springboks have completed a highly successful 2025 where they have made even more history by winning back-to-back Rugby Championship titles as well as going five from five on an end-of-year tour for the first time since 1997.

Further to that they have also retained the Freedom Cup, Mandela Cup and Qatar Airways as well as making it consecutive unbeaten end-of-year tours for the first time since 1996/97.

In this episode Peter looks back at an incredible 2025, relives the highs and (very few) lows, and tries to rate who the best players this season were - if there is even one man who can genuinely stand out, in what was a phenomenal year for the world champion Springboks.

This podcast originates from the Front Row Rugby YouTube Channel.
15 Dec 2025 English South Africa Rugby · Sports

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