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Scott Robertson said assistant coach Leon MacDonald left his staff on the eve of New Zealand’s Rugby Championship Tests in South Africa due to a clash of coaching styles. Robertson and MacDonald mutually agreed to part ways after discussions about their working approach, New Zealand Rugby said on Thursday. “Leon and I have been having

John Kirwan has led calls from New Zealand to crown the Springboks as heavy favourites for the upcoming two-Test mini-series with the All Blacks. The Springboks have been boosted by the return to fitness of World Cup winners Steven Kitshoff, Canan Moodie and Jordan Hendrikse. At the same time, Jasper Wiese and Andre Esterhuizen have

SA Rugby has confirmed key changes to the coaching lineup of its national teams in a bid to emulate the success enjoyed by the Springboks. Experienced former Springbok coaching consultant Swys de Bruin and former Springbok Sevens captain Kevin Foote have been appointed to coach the Springbok Women and Junior Springboks respectively, while Bafana Nhleko

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