New Zealand will be without the services of lock Patrick Tuipulotu and playmaker Stephan Perofeta as the All Blacks named a 36-player squad for the two Rugby Championship Tests against the Springboks. Calf injuries will prevent Tuipulotu and Perofeta from travelling with the All Blacks to South Africa for the Rugby Championship clashes in Johannesburg
Two tickets to the blockbuster showdown between the Springboks and All Blacks in Cape Town on 7 September are up for grabs as Stormers coach John Dobson has teamed up with team sponsors DHL and renowned CapeTalk radio host and theatre celebrity John Maytham to raise funds for the Barrydale rugby community. “On a recent
Rassie Erasmus has shed light on the inclusion of lock Nicolaas Janse van Rensburg in the Springbok squad for back-to-back clashes against the All Blacks in the Republic. The Bok coach on Tuesday named 37 players for the two sold-out Tests against their arch-rivals, at Ellis Park on 31 August and a week later in
The Springboks have received a boost after Rassie Erasmus welcomed back Steven Kitshoff, Jaden Hendrikse and Canan Moodie from injury for the home Rugby Championship Tests against New Zealand. Erasmus has also recalled Jasper Wiese (No 8), Andre Esterhuizen (centre) – both RWC winners in 2023 – and Nicolaas Janse van Rensburg (lock) to the
Schalk Burger says that matchday squads may have to get bigger if Test matches keep seeing a repeat of the circumstances that led to scrums between the Springboks and Wallabies being uncontested in Perth. The Springboks are on their way home from Australia after claiming historic back-to-back wins over the Wallabies in the opening Rugby
New Zealand’s upcoming back-to-back Tests against the Springboks in South Africa is a “red-hot” taste of the epic tours that will resume in 2026 between the old rivals. Writing for RugbyPass, author and rugby analyst Nick Bishop highlights the revival of tours as a major gain for rugby, harking back to an era where these
Taniela Tupou has returned to the Wallabies squad as Joe Schmidt has been forced to call up three more uncapped players for the two Rugby Championship Tests in Argentina. Tupou missed both of the opening Rugby Championship Tests against the Springboks after being granted leave from the squad for a family bereavement. The 28-year-old tighthead
Pieter-Steph du Toit chalked up another colossal outing as the two-time World Cup winner showed his quality at blindside flanker for the Springboks Down Under. One of the standout performers throughout South Africa’s title defence at France 2023, Du Toit continues to prove his immense value in the green and gold jumper. He was instrumental
Two big Bok wins in Australia have got the Money Man convinced the All Blacks are on tje chopping block. The post Money Man: All Blacks won’t stop Boks appeared first on SA Rugby magazine.
Joe Schmidt says Saturday’s defeat to the Springboks in Perth is one of the “most bizarre” games he has ever coached in, after the Wallabies lost their props to concussion, with the game reduced to uncontested scrums as a result. The Wallabies suffered back-to-back losses to the Springboks after the world champions powered to a
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