Incredible logjam looms for Boks at eighth-man

The Currie Cup has operated largely in the shadows for the last few weeks due to the clearly superior attraction of the Springboks v British & Irish Lions Test series.

It won't immediately return to noticeably better prominence after this weekend, either, as the national team get straight down to the business - beginning with a fortnight of activity against Argentina - of the 2021 Rugby Championship.

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