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FORGOTTEN HISTORY: Ellis park - Caught on Camera

South Africa vs England LIVE: Dominant Springboks record big win in Johannesburg

South Africa 45-21 England: The Springboks raced into an early 17-point lead at Ellis Park and although Steve Borthwick’s side hit back, the double reigning world champions proved too strong in Nations Championship opener

The Independent UK

England need tough guys to match the tough talk if they are to topple South Africa

George Martin’s return and Joe Heyes’ form can boost the visitors but Saturday’s match is the ultimate test in rugby

The Guardian - UK

South Africa issue strong statement on ‘erroneous’ reports of poor ticket sales for England clash

Reports had suggested that Ellis Park would be far from full for the Nations Championship clash

The Independent UK

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Rassie Erasmus sets the tone for Nations Championship with power-packed lineup

The Springboks head coach has named a starting XV with more than 900 caps for their first Nations Championship game against England at Ellis Park

The Guardian - UK

Eddie Jones reveals Springboks theory over historic Wallabies victory

Eddie Jones has played down the Wallabies’ landmark Ellis Park triumph over the Springboks in the Rugby Championship opener

The Independent UK

Ellis Park epic delivers a powerful adrenaline shot to Australian rugby

The comeback against the Springboks ranks up there with the best of all time and could provide a platform to help rebuild the code

The Guardian - AU

Wallabies break South Africa’s aura of invincibility in win that asks: is Australian rugby back?

Joe Schmidt’s side turned a 22-point deficit into a first win at Ellis Park since 1963. If this is a redrafting of the story, then the sport will be better off

The Guardian - AU

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Rugby Championship marks next phase of Wallabies’ redemption arc

Australia appear on the up after a memorable Lions series but South Africa offer a sudden test against the world’s best at a venue they haven’t won at since 1963

The Guardian - AU

Wallabies and Springboks swap identities for clash in the Highveld’s thin air

The frenemies meet in this year’s Rugby Championship opener at Ellis Park where they are expected to rip pages out of the other’s playbook

The Guardian - AU

Wallabies 'grub' ready for next battle with Springboks

Tom Hooper says his Wallabies teammate Will Skelton loves being a "grub" and is up for the challenge of getting under the skin of the Springboks at Ellis Park.

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Wallabies go hunting more game on the high veldt

Hooker Brandon Paenga-Amosa says the Wallabies respect but don't fear the Springboks as they look to snap a 62-year hoodoo with victory at Ellis Park.

AAP

‘It’s very easy to make yourself appear like Bono’: Warren Ellis on opening an animal sanctuary in Sumatra

In 2021 the Dirty Three musician co-founded Ellis Park, a refuge in the Indonesian jungle. The decision was a no-brainer – but an ensuing documentary proved a bigger challenge

The Guardian - AU

Ellis Park review – like its subject, Warren Ellis documentary moves to the beat of its own drum

Justin Kurzel’s film about the Bad Seeds and Dirty Three musician, and the animal sanctuary he founded in Indonesia with activist Femke den Haas, is richly cinematic

The Guardian - AU

Mandela, Lomu and a Rugby World Cup final that went beyond sport

On 24 June 1995, New Zealand and South Africa walked out at Ellis Park for a historic Rugby World Cup final. On Saturday in Paris they meet again

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Warriors plotting a hit-and-run mission to South Africa

FROM wet and windy Scotstoun on Friday night to sunny Ellis Park in Johannesburg next Saturday, Glasgow Warriors will experience the two extremes of…

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