World Player of the Year Ardie Savea will take over the All Blacks captaincy in the opening Rugby Championship Tests against Argentina, as Scott Barrett has been ruled out through injury. The All Blacks confirmed on Monday that Barrett will be unavailable for Saturday’s Test in Wellington and next weekend’s clash in Auckland, after having
The very best Springboks in the professional era have arrived in Brisbane as rugby royalty and left buried and tagged on a rugby tombstone, writes MARK KEOHANE. The Boks will kick off the 2024 Rugby Championship against the Wallabies at the Suncorp Stadium in Brisbane on Saturday, 10 August, before making the trip to Perth
Evan Roos has played his last game of the season as the Springbok No 8 decided to go under the knife to sort out a long-term shoulder injury. Roos started in the final Test of the July internationals against Portugal, but was left out of the 33-player Rugby Championship squad that travelled to Australia for
Duane Vermeulen is relishing the opportunity to prep the world champion Springboks for their 2024 Rugby Championship opener against the Wallabies in Brisbane next week. The Boks will kick off the competition against the Wallabies at the Suncorp Stadium in Brisbane on Saturday, before making the trip to Perth for their second clash against the
The Springboks will be officiated by six different referees in their Rugby Championship campaign, with England’s Luke Pearce in charge of the opener against the Wallabies in Brisbane. World Rugby announced the match officials for the tournament – which runs from 10 August to 28 September – on Friday, with the panel featuring 12 referees
Makazole Mapimpi is set for another spicy duel with Wallabies star Marika Koroibete after the Japan-based wing was recalled to Australia’s squad for the Rugby Championship. The Boks will kick off this year’s edition of the Rugby Championship at the Suncorp Stadium in Brisbane on Saturday, 10 August, before making the trip to Perth for
Assistant coach Mzwandile Stick said the Springboks arrived in Australia in high spirits and ready to tackle the Wallabies in their 2024 Rugby Championship opener. The Boks touched down on Thursday following an overnight flight from Johannesburg and will have the rest of the day off to recover from the long journey before resuming their on-field
Marika Koroibete is one of three Australia players returning from injury named in a 36-man squad for the 2024 Rugby Championship Tests against the Springboks Down Under. Two-time John Eales Medallist Koroibete has been selected by Joe Schmidt in the group, with his 2023 Rugby World Cup teammates Angus Bell and Max Jorgensen also named
Rassie Erasmus says Pieter-Steph du Toit’s availability to tackle the Wallabies could cause a change of plans with the Bomb Squad for the first Rugby Championship Test in Brisbane. There were concerns over Du Toit’s availability for next Saturday’s Rugby Championship opener after he was one of three key players added to the injury list
Jan-Hendrik Wessels, who made his Test debut 10 days ago against Portugal in Bloemfontein, said on Tuesday it was a massive honour to be a member of Springbok coach Rassie Erasmus’ 33-man squad for the Castle Lager Rugby Championship and added that he relished every moment of being part of the group. The 23-year-old utility
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