RWC 2023: Springboks arrive in France to defend title

The Springboks have arrived in France where they will look to defend their Rugby World Cup crown. The Boks open their campaign against Scotland in Marseille on 10 September. Having based themselves on the island of Corsica for the week, the Springboks are now in Toulon after a ten-and-a-half-hour overnight ferry.

"We had a great ferry trip, which was a unique experience for the team, and we are thrilled to finally be in Toulon for the World Cup," said Nienaber on Sunday. "We ticked the boxes we wanted to from a training perspective in Corsica and we’ll return to the field raring to go on Tuesday.

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