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Saturday, 18 September will go down as one of the darkest days in Springbok history. Photo: Twitter @Springboks

Rugby Championship updated log: Look away now Springbok fans!

Saturday, 18 September will go down as one of the darkest days in Springbok history.

Springboks

Saturday, 18 September will go down as one of the darkest days in Springbok history. Photo: Twitter @Springboks

Saturday, 18 September will go down as one of the darkest days in Springbok history.

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Not only were the world champions embarrassed by the Wallabies, they lost their No 1 world ranking as well as the Nelson Mandela Challenge Plate.

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And that’s not all!

They also lost their Rugby Championship title.

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Ok, not officially, but as a look at the log below will show, the Springboks need to beat the All Blacks by a combined 90 points in back-to-back Tests over the next fortnight AND outscore New Zealand by three tries in each Test to retain their Rugby Championship title.

That’s simply not going to happen. The Springboks will be fortunate not to be hammered themselves and slip to third in the standings.

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Some good news however, the Springboks will remain Rugby World Cup champions until 2023 at least …

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