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South Africa 40-9 Georgia: Fabulous Fassi unleashed as the Springboks get off to a flying start with debutant winger Aphelele in fine form South Africa's new head coach Jacques Nienaber gave Fassi his debut on Friday It was their first match since beating England in the World Cup final back in 2019 The 23-year-old Fassi did not take long to demonstrate his international calibre
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South Africa unleashed a new threat to the Lions on Friday night as Aphelele Fassi's Test debut helped the world champions break Georgia's resistance in Pretoria.
This was the first time the Springboks had played since dismantling England in the 2019 World Cup final in Yokohama and captain Siya Kolisi was among several members of that feted side on duty at an empty Loftus Versfeld.
But 608 days on, the belated start of a new era was marked by the emergence of a dazzling rookie.
