{"id":88740,"date":"2017-03-07T06:11:42","date_gmt":"2017-03-07T04:11:42","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/sa-news-williamson-south-africa-favourites-for-opening-test\/"},"modified":"2017-03-07T06:11:42","modified_gmt":"2017-03-07T04:11:42","slug":"sa-news-williamson-south-africa-favourites-for-opening-test","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/press\/sa-news-williamson-south-africa-favourites-for-opening-test\/","title":{"rendered":"SA News: Williamson: South Africa favourites for opening Test"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"http:\/\/www.bing.com\/news\/apiclick.aspx?ref=FexRss&#038;aid=&#038;tid=352A709BA8AB4252A9B26D1AC3CC98EF&#038;url=http%3a%2f%2fwww.sportal.co.nz%2fcricket%2fnews%2fwilliamson-south-africa-favourites-for-opening-test-new-zealand-icc-cricket%2f1hiryk86lxdg11f7zrvc4c6pi1&#038;c=8838044284499571421&#038;mkt=en-us\">Williamson: South Africa favourites for opening Test<\/a>: New Zealand captain Kane Williamson concedes South Africa are favourites in the opening Test, though he has backed the Black Caps&#8217; recent form. The first of three Tests will get underway in Dunedin on Wednesday, with touring South Africa coming off a 3-2 &#8230;<br \/>\n<small><strong>Source:<\/strong> <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"http:\/\/www.bing.com\/news\/apiclick.aspx?ref=FexRss&#038;aid=&#038;tid=352A709BA8AB4252A9B26D1AC3CC98EF&#038;url=http%3a%2f%2fwww.sportal.co.nz%2fcricket%2fnews%2fwilliamson-south-africa-favourites-for-opening-test-new-zealand-icc-cricket%2f1hiryk86lxdg11f7zrvc4c6pi1&#038;c=8838044284499571421&#038;mkt=en-us\">&#8220;South Africa&#8221; &#8211; BingNews<\/a><\/small><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"http:\/\/www.bing.com\/news\/apiclick.aspx?ref=FexRss&#038;aid=&#038;tid=352A709BA8AB4252A9B26D1AC3CC98EF&#038;url=http%3a%2f%2fwww.smh.com.au%2frugby-union%2funion-news%2faru-confident-of-rugby-test-window-move-20170307-guse0c.html&#038;c=5273276965052151088&#038;mkt=en-us\">ARU confident of rugby Test window move<\/a>: While Robinson declined to comment on the ARU&#8217;s position on the structure of Super Rugby in future, it is understood it favours a Trans-Tasman regular season involving Australian and New Zealand teams, crossing over with sides from South Africa &#8230;<br \/>\n<small><strong>Source:<\/strong> <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"http:\/\/www.bing.com\/news\/apiclick.aspx?ref=FexRss&#038;aid=&#038;tid=352A709BA8AB4252A9B26D1AC3CC98EF&#038;url=http%3a%2f%2fwww.smh.com.au%2frugby-union%2funion-news%2faru-confident-of-rugby-test-window-move-20170307-guse0c.html&#038;c=5273276965052151088&#038;mkt=en-us\">&#8220;South Africa&#8221; &#8211; BingNews<\/a><\/small><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"http:\/\/www.bing.com\/news\/apiclick.aspx?ref=FexRss&#038;aid=&#038;tid=352A709BA8AB4252A9B26D1AC3CC98EF&#038;url=http%3a%2f%2fwww.dispatchlive.co.za%2ffeatured%2f2017%2f03%2f07%2fcounting-cost-alcohol-sa%2f&#038;c=14968235574450785298&#038;mkt=en-us\">Counting the cost of alcohol for SA<\/a>: The impact of alcohol consumption in South Africa costs the state at least R37-billion in road accident payments and hospital costs \u2013 but it may be as high as R50-billion. TAKING A STAND: Eastern Cape Arts and Culture MEC Pemmy Majodina, Dr Thobile &#8230;<br \/>\n<small><strong>Source:<\/strong> <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"http:\/\/www.bing.com\/news\/apiclick.aspx?ref=FexRss&#038;aid=&#038;tid=352A709BA8AB4252A9B26D1AC3CC98EF&#038;url=http%3a%2f%2fwww.dispatchlive.co.za%2ffeatured%2f2017%2f03%2f07%2fcounting-cost-alcohol-sa%2f&#038;c=14968235574450785298&#038;mkt=en-us\">&#8220;South Africa&#8221; &#8211; BingNews<\/a><\/small><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"http:\/\/www.bing.com\/news\/apiclick.aspx?ref=FexRss&#038;aid=&#038;tid=352A709BA8AB4252A9B26D1AC3CC98EF&#038;url=http%3a%2f%2fwww.gdnonline.com%2fDetails%2f193069%2fSouth-Africa-bag-Las-Vegas-Sevens-title&#038;c=178059243859836041&#038;mkt=en-us\">South Africa bag Las Vegas Sevens title<\/a>: Los Angeles: South Africa strengthened their grip on the World Rugby Sevens Series, notching their fourth win of the season on Sunday with a 19-12 triumph over Fiji in Las Vegas. With tries from Chris Dry, Cecil Afrika and Rosko Specman South Africa denied &#8230;<br \/>\n<small><strong>Source:<\/strong> <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"http:\/\/www.bing.com\/news\/apiclick.aspx?ref=FexRss&#038;aid=&#038;tid=352A709BA8AB4252A9B26D1AC3CC98EF&#038;url=http%3a%2f%2fwww.gdnonline.com%2fDetails%2f193069%2fSouth-Africa-bag-Las-Vegas-Sevens-title&#038;c=178059243859836041&#038;mkt=en-us\">&#8220;South Africa&#8221; &#8211; BingNews<\/a><\/small><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"http:\/\/www.bing.com\/news\/apiclick.aspx?ref=FexRss&#038;aid=&#038;tid=352A709BA8AB4252A9B26D1AC3CC98EF&#038;url=http%3a%2f%2fthewireless.co.nz%2farticles%2fcomment-why-ross-taylor-may-be-nz-s-greatest-batsman&#038;c=3893661662422052227&#038;mkt=en-us\">Why Ross Taylor may be NZ\u2019s greatest batsman<\/a>: Then there\u2019s our number four. Two weeks ago, Ross Taylor helped drag the Black Caps into their one day series against South Africa with a near faultless 102*. He cut, he nudged, he noodled and slashed. There were few dot balls as he kept the scoreboard &#8230;<br \/>\n<small><strong>Source:<\/strong> <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"http:\/\/www.bing.com\/news\/apiclick.aspx?ref=FexRss&#038;aid=&#038;tid=352A709BA8AB4252A9B26D1AC3CC98EF&#038;url=http%3a%2f%2fthewireless.co.nz%2farticles%2fcomment-why-ross-taylor-may-be-nz-s-greatest-batsman&#038;c=3893661662422052227&#038;mkt=en-us\">&#8220;South Africa&#8221; &#8211; BingNews<\/a><\/small><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"http:\/\/www.bing.com\/news\/apiclick.aspx?ref=FexRss&#038;aid=&#038;tid=352A709BA8AB4252A9B26D1AC3CC98EF&#038;url=https%3a%2f%2fuk.sports.yahoo.com%2fnews%2fdu-plessis-no-ego-contest-035641139.html&#038;c=14928526703804560543&#038;mkt=en-us\">Du Plessis: No ego contest with Williamson as Proteas skipper stays clear of mints<\/a>: Faf du Plessis said captaincy should not be an &#8220;ego contest&#8221; as the South Africa skipper predicted a &#8220;chilled&#8221; contest against New Zealand counterpart Kane Williamson. After claiming the one-day international series 3-2, South Africa are looking to &#8230;<br \/>\n<small><strong>Source:<\/strong> <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"http:\/\/www.bing.com\/news\/apiclick.aspx?ref=FexRss&#038;aid=&#038;tid=352A709BA8AB4252A9B26D1AC3CC98EF&#038;url=https%3a%2f%2fuk.sports.yahoo.com%2fnews%2fdu-plessis-no-ego-contest-035641139.html&#038;c=14928526703804560543&#038;mkt=en-us\">&#8220;South Africa&#8221; &#8211; BingNews<\/a><\/small><br \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Williamson: South Africa favourites for opening Test: New Zealand captain Kane Williamson concedes South Africa are favourites in the opening Test, though he has backed the Black Caps&#8217; recent form. The first of three Tests will get underway in Dunedin on Wednesday, with touring South Africa coming off a 3-2 &#8230; Source: &#8220;South Africa&#8221; &#8211; [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_genesis_hide_title":false,"_genesis_hide_breadcrumbs":false,"_genesis_hide_singular_image":false,"_genesis_hide_footer_widgets":false,"_genesis_custom_body_class":"","_genesis_custom_post_class":"","_genesis_layout":"","ngg_post_thumbnail":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[1],"tags":[428,18659,830,12561,3576,4084,24683],"class_list":{"0":"post-88740","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","6":"category-south-africa","7":"tag-africa","8":"tag-favourites","9":"tag-news","10":"tag-opening","11":"tag-south","12":"tag-test","13":"tag-williamson","14":"entry"},"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/press\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/88740","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/press\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/press\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/press\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/press\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=88740"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/press\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/88740\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/press\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=88740"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/press\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=88740"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/press\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=88740"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}