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Bulls v Leinster
Stormers v Munster
Sharks v Glasgow Warriors
Ireland v South Africa 🇮🇪 🇿🇦
We tested nine SA butchers from Croydon to Glasgow. Two are outstanding, three are solid, one has been quietly shipping to Ireland for years, and one uses the word "biltong" to describe something that is not, in any meaningful sense, biltong. The full ranking, with delivery times and price per kilo.
Read the ranking →Karoo Kitchen
Bunny chow that would pass in Durban. New Cross, open Thurs–Sun. Cash tips get you extra sambals.
Menu & directions →Sasfin Rand
GBP→ZAR at mid-market rate for balances above £2k. Not the cheapest for small transfers — brilliant for tuition and property.
Fee comparison →SA-friendly UK SIM cards from £4.49/month. eSIM in 60 seconds. Built by Saffers, for Saffers who moved.
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