Bad odds on Springbok 'double'

Cape Town - Heyneke Meyer's Springboks are unlikely to complete a Rugby Championship-Rugby World Cup double in 2015, if bookmakers are to be believed.

This year's Rugby Championship will be a "single round" tournament, with the four competing nations facing each other only once, rather than the "home and away" format in non-World Cup years.

The Boks have a favourable draw, which will see them face Australia away (July 18 in Brisbane), before heading home to tackle New Zealand (July 25 in Johannesburg) and Argentina (August 8 in Durban).