Injured All Black Fletcher Newell will miss next week’s Test against Australia, but New Zealand Rugby said fellow prop Ethan de Groot is fit to play. Crusaders tighthead specialist Newell suffered a calf injury during their 18-12 loss to South Africa on 7 September and will not travel to Sydney for the opening Bledisloe Cup
Rassie Erasmus expects a stern test for the Springboks against Los Pumas next week, as the world champions depart for Argentina ready for a battle of epic proportions. Victory for Erasmus’ charges in Santiago del Estero next Saturday would secure the 2024 Rugby Championship title for South Africa. The Boks enter the match as the
Scrumhalf Morne van den Berg has been called up to replace the injured Grant Williams for the Springboks’ penultimate Rugby Championship clash of 2024 in Argentina. Williams, who started for the world champions against the All Blacks in Cape Town last week, will miss the Test against Los Pumas at Estadio Unico Madre Ciudades in
John Dobson has revealed Springbok playmaker Damian Willemse’s long-awaited return from injury will in all likelihood be as the starting flyhalf for the DHL Stormers. Willemse, who missed the end of the 2023-24 Vodacom URC, the July Test series and basically the entire 2024 Rugby Championship due to a finger injury, is currently in pre-season
Erasmus opted to rest seven players who have had a heavy workload in the last few months with an eye on the final round of the competition in Nelspruit against Argentina on Saturday 28 September. Grobbelaar is back in the squad after participating in the Australian leg of the tournament, where the Boks collected a
New Zealand Rugby chief Mark Robinson has confirmed talks with SA Rugby over resurrecting old-school tours between the All Blacks and Springboks. This comes as SA Rugby boss Rian Oberholzer revealed plans for a new eight-week “Greatest Rugby Rivalry” series between the Springboks and All Blacks, starting in 2026. The tours will alternate between the
Eben Etzebeth notched up another monstrous outing as the two-time World Cup winner showed his quality at lock for the Springboks in the shadow of Table Mountain. Etzebeth, the second-most capped Bok with 126 Tests and one away from Victor Matfield’s all-time record, continues to prove his immense value in the green and gold jumper.
The All Blacks, once comfortable in their own skin, now seem to live in a growing shadow of doubt cast by a growing list of defeats, writes DEVIN HERMANUS. When New Zealand arrived in the Mother City last week for the clash against the Springboks at Cape Town Stadium, the atmosphere surrounding the team was
While celebrating a historic weekend for SA rugby, Malcolm Marx singled out the breakdowns as a key area for the Springboks to work on for the rest of the Rugby Championship. The Boks on Saturday took a big step towards winning the tournament for the first time since 2019 after registering back-to-back victories against the All Blacks
While struggling to digest another gut-wrenching loss to South Africa, World Player of the Year Ardie Savea praised the courage of Siya Kolisi and ruthlessness of the Springboks, reports DEVIN HERMANUS. For Savea and the All Blacks, an 18-12 result in Cape Town on Saturday marked the Boks’ fourth consecutive victory over the Kiwis —
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