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South Africa yesterday touched down in Adelaide, Australia, in high spirits for the away leg of the Castle Lager Rugby Championship following their journey down under from Johannesburg, and they immediately got down to business with a recovery gym session late in the afternoon.
The Springboks’ original flight from Johannesburg to Sydney was cancelled on Thursday night due to complications relating to flight staff, but the squad departed for Australia at midday on Friday with the coaches and conditioning staff swiftly adapting the team’s training programme.
The Boks arrived in Sydney and then made the short trip to Adelaide — with a warm welcome from SA supporters awaiting the squad at the airport — where they will play their first of two Tests against the Wallabies at the Adelaide Oval on August 27.
The team wasted no time getting into the swing of things with a couple of gym sessions, while they will resume full field training sessions tomorrow.
South Africa face the Wallabies in their second Test in Sydney on September 3, before taking on Argentina in two Tests in Buenos Aires (September 17) and Durban (September 24), respectively. – Supersport.
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