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Les Kiss reacts to ‘bizarre’ finish as Wallabies hold off Springboks
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Australian rugby coach and rugby league footballer (born 1964)
Les Kiss is an Australian rugby union coach and former rugby league coach and professional rugby league footballer, representing Queensland in the State of Origin. Kiss is the current head coach of the Australia national rugby union team. Prior to this he was head coach of London Irish in the Gallagher Premiership until the club went into administration in June 2023.
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The South Africa national rugby union team, commonly known as the Springboks, is the country's national team, governed by the South African Rugby Union. The team play in green and gold jerseys with white shorts, and their emblem is the springbok, a native antelope and the national animal of South Africa. Their first test match was on 30 July 1891 against a British Isles touring team. The Springboks are the reigning world champions and have won the Rugby World Cup four times, more than any other country.
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Wallabies coach Les Kiss has never seen anything like the “bizarre” final 15 minutes against the Springboks in Perth.