Steve Borthwick has named an unchanged England starting lineup for Saturday’s clash with Australia as he puts his faith in the side beaten by New Zealand last weekend. Borthwick’s men opened their November campaign with a 24-22 defeat against the All Blacks as George Ford missed a last-gap drop goal. But the same starting line-up
Former Wallabies captain Rocky Elsom has explained why he fled Dublin within hours of learning an international arrest warrant had been issued against him. Elsom, who returned to the Irish capital more than a decade after leading Leinster to a famous European Cup triumph, feared he’d be left “rotting in a prison cell” if he
As the Wallabies gear up to end their two-decade Bledisloe Cup drought, World Cup-winning All Blacks coach Steve Hansen has offered a frank assessment of Australia’s shortcomings. Speaking exclusively with The Roar Rugby podcast, Hansen opened up about his brief stint in the Wallabies’ camp ahead of the 2023 World Cup. The former All Blacks
Veteran lock Patrick Tuipulotu will rejoin the New Zealand squad on Monday for the Bledisloe Cup Tests against Australia after recovering from injury. The Blues captain is yet to feature in the Rugby Championship this year after picking up a calf injury before New Zealand’s first match against Argentina in August. Tuipulotu was cleared to
The Rugby Championship is set to take place in alternate years, with no tournament scheduled for 2026 due to New Zealand’s tour of South Africa. Rugby Australia chief executive and former Wallabies flank Phil Waugh confirmed the plans in an interview with The Roar. This comes as SA Rugby boss Rian Oberholzer revealed plans for a
SA Rugby have requested a formal investigation into the circumstances that led to uncontested scrums between the Wallabies and Springboks in Perth. The Wallabies suffered back-to-back losses to the Springboks after the world champions powered to a bonus-point victory in Perth, despite fielding a team featuring 10 changes from the side that won a week
Leading the 2024 Rugby Championship, the Springboks are primed to bound towards the title with a record-equalling win over the All Blacks in Johannesburg. The Rugby Championship returns from a week-long ceasefire on Saturday when the Boks host the All Blacks in the first of two Tests, while the Wallabies are in Argentina to take
The Springboks outmuscled the Wallabies to claim a bonus-point victory in the Perth rain and win back-to-back Tests in Australia for the first time in 53 years on Saturday. A second-half double from Malcolm Marx and Marco van Staden’s first Test try saw the Springboks power to a 30-12 win in torrential rain at the
Mzwandile Stick says that the Springboks are hungry to finish their mini-tour of Australia unbeaten as they brace for a Wallabies backlash in Perth on Saturday. DYLAN JACK reports. A Springbok team featuring 10 changes from the one that claimed a comfortable victory in the opening round of the Rugby Championship in Brisbane is locked and
Marco van Staden says a heavily-changed Springboks doesn’t need more motivation than to use a rare opportunity to impress by maintaining a high standard in the clash with the Wallabies in Perth on Saturday. Van Staden has been promoted to the starting lineup in one of 10 changes to the Springbok lineup that claimed a
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