Ruan Nortje has wasted little time in getting stuck into the new gameplan after returning to the Springboks’ setup for the first time since 2022. Rassie Erasmus’ Rugby Championship squad assembled in Johannesburg on Sunday for a short camp before their departure to Australia for the first leg of the tournament on Wednesday. Nortje is
Former All Blacks skipper Sam Cane is relishing the opportunity to tackle the Springboks when New Zealand and the world champions clash in the 2024 Rugby Championship. The Kiwis went unbeaten through their July internationals against England and Fiji and will now turn their attention to defending their Rugby Championship title for the fifth year
The 2024 Rugby Championship will reportedly see the introduction of trial rules that if approved, promises to make for more dynamic and exciting scrumhalf play. According to Sunday newspaper Rapport, these changes could significantly alter game dynamics and provide tactical advantages, particularly for nimble Springbok scrumhalves such as Grant Williams and Morne van den Berg.
World Rugby needs to recalibrate its international calendar to enable more players like Antoine Dupont to switch between sevens and 15s, according to the federation’s CEO, Alan Gilpin. Dupont played a starring role, scoring two second-half tries and setting up another, as France claimed its first gold of the Paris Games by beating two-time defending
Duhan van der Merwe became Scotland’s record try-scorer in his 41st Test match, as Gregor Townsend’s side rounded off their Americas Tour with a win. Van der Merwe, who made his Test debut in 2020, dotted down as Scotland held out for a 31-19 victory over Uruguay in Montevideo on Saturday, for their fourth win
Former Springbok lineout king Victor Matfield believes Ruan Nortje is more than capable of filling the big boots of the injured Franco Mostert in the 2024 Rugby Championship. The Boks face the Wallabies on August 10 and 17, in their opening clashes of the competition, with Nortje expected to prove his mettle after the Vodacom
Nick Mallett says Elrigh Louw is his first-choice pick to start at No 8 for the world champion Springboks in their 2024 Rugby Championship opener against Australia. Rassie Erasmus last week announced a 33-man squad for the southern hemisphere competition, which kicks off between the Boks and Wallabies in Brisbane on Saturday, 10 August. There
Following lukewarm July Test performances, the Springboks, New Zealand, Australia and Argentina must make a statement in the highly-anticipated 2024 Rugby Championship, writes MARK KEOHANE. The Boks tackle the Wallabies in the tournament opener in Brisbane on Saturday, 10 August, before the All Blacks and Los Pumas lock horns at Wellington’s SKY Stadium. Writing for
All Blacks captain Scott Barrett is recovering from finger surgery and it is unclear when he will return to the field, New Zealand Rugby said on Saturday. Barrett is in doubt for next month’s start of the Rugby Championship after injuring a finger during the 47-5 win over Fiji in San Diego last Saturday. The
World Rugby and the leading Test unions – including SA Rugby – have rejected a multi-billion rand offer from Qatar to host the Nations Championship finals. The Gulf nation aimed to stage six playoff matches between Six Nations and southern hemisphere giants, including the Springboks, starting from November 2026, across multiple venues in Doha, including
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