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Losing to the Wallabies on Saturday hurt.

Two late tries may have given the scoreline a faint whiff of respectability but the Springboks were outclassed, Nic White aside.

The moustached number nine appears to have skipped the team meetings on rugby ethos and will no doubt be in the crosshairs come Saturday’s kick-off at 11:35AM our time.

Also in the crosshairs – an unnamed Springbok player who “was caught urinating during a training session on school grounds”.

According to The Sydney Morning Herald’s Tom Decent, the player has apologised to staff at Randwick Boys’ High School in Sydney, where the team has been training:

A Springboks team management official said the player, who has not been identified, walked away during training to an isolated location near trees “as it was unfortunately an urgent call of nature”.

“The player apologised to the school headmaster,” the official said.

Sources say the incident was witnessed by the school’s principal, Lance Raskall, and one other adult.

Sure, the toilets may have been a better port of call but it’s not like the player whipped it out in full view of children.

This point was stressed by a spokesperson for the NSW Department of Education (yes, really) who confirmed that no students from Randwick Boys’ High witnessed the Springbok player urinating.

The training session did not begin until school had finished on Monday, but the oval where the team trained could have been viewed by people on the street.

Following discussions, the Springboks were granted permission to continue training at the school, which they did on Tuesday and Wednesday.

I’m just really glad we are being kept up to speed with where and when our players are relieving themselves.

Do any of our players sit when they wee? Are the rumours of a backline player refusing to use anything other than three-ply true?

The public needs to know.

As you can imagine, Decent was the subject of much ridicule on Twitter:

Any updates on the rumours some of the Bok players farted in the team hotel? Well done Tom, keep it up mate 😂

— Jerry Flannery (@jerryflannery) August 31, 2022

Great article Tom. Hard hitting stuff. Were any trees harmed during the incident?

— Titan (@dasiztitan) August 31, 2022

Brave article from the frontlines 🙏

— Pat Carmody (@paddycarmody) August 31, 2022

Which player was it? Vincent Koch or Willie Le Roux?

— Old Sulians RFC (@Oldsuliansrfc) August 31, 2022

Another user suggested it might have been Pieter-Steph du Toilet. The jokes write themselves.

Rassie Erasmus couldn’t resist adding his two cents:

We always worry & listen to 🇿🇦people & totally understand & accept the negative & positive advice & comments! So again 🇿🇦thank you for always being there for us! We only accept 🇿🇦 pressure !!! Tom I dont think many 🇿🇦 fans will take you serious man👇🏿 🐑 https://t.co/CMFnu5DVbR

— Rassie Erasmus (@RassieRugby) August 31, 2022

Some of the replies are worth a look:

That Elton Jantjies story really did just vanish. Strange, considering reports that he spent 10 minutes banging on the cubicle door.

Meanwhile, the Kiwi scribe South Africans love to hate has been hard at work riling up Springbok supporters after our two consecutive losses.

Ben, pal, are you okay? I know the All Blacks’ fall from grace has been pretty tough to take but maybe you should talk to someone.

This got weird a long time ago Ben. Our job is to objectively analyse what happened in a match. We can’t do that and also clearly, and constantly, attack one group of fans.

— Sam Larner (@SamLStandsUp) August 30, 2022

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