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Top 4 sport stories you need to read

Cape Town - Sport24 produces - get this - over 100 articles a day. Yes, we're that awesome!

So naturally there'll be a few articles that even our most ardent readers will miss.

On the off chance you are one of those, here are our top FOUR stories that might have slipped your browser feed today!

1. BOKS MOVE UP RANKINGS

The Boks resurgence is happening...

This past weekend the Boks celebrated the anniversary of their historic 1995 World Cup triumph at Ellis Park in Johannesburg with a comfortable 35-12 victory over France at the same venue.

This performance saw them move up in the official World Rugby rankings...

CLICK to see how far the Boks have come

2. ELGAR TO STEP IN AS SKIPPER?

Proteas Test skipper Faf du Plessis is in doubt for the first Test at Lords, as he is awaiting the birth of his first child...

Opener Dean Elgar has been named as the stand-in captain for the Proteas on their tour of England if Du Plessis is not available for selection...

CLICK to read CSA's reasoning for choosing Elgar


3. RUGBY CHAMPIONSHIP IS THE 'REAL' TEST

The Springboks are back to winning ways!

Sport24's Lloyd Burnard thinks that despite whitewashing the French that this year's Rugby Championship will be the REAL test for Allister Coetzee and his men.

CLICK to read Burnard's reasoning

4. TEAM DIMENSION DATA NAMES TDF SQUAD

The Tour de France is about to get underway!

South Africa's Team Dimension Data will be participating for the third time at the La Grande Boucle!

CLICK to find out who made it

Images: Gallo/Getty

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