Rugby World Cup | Travel plans set to heat up

JOHANNESBURG - It’s exactly 100 days before the Rugby World Cup kicks off in France later this year.

The Springboks will be aiming to defend their title as World Champions.

There has been a big uptake of tickets and tour packages from South Africans in the hope that the Springboks win back-to-back World Cups.

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The Boks will start the defence of their title with a pool-stage match against Scotland in Marseille.

A week later they’re up against Romania in Bordeaux, followed by a meeting against the world’s number-one team Ireland.

They end off the group stage with a clash again Pacific Islanders Tonga.

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The Boks start off their campaign on 8 July against the Wallabies in Pretoria and then head off to New Zealand to face the All Blacks in Auckland a week later.

The SA team will wrap up their campaign with a clash against Argentina at Ellis Park on 29 July.

* eNCA's Percivale Young reports.