Rugby’s fiercest rivalry heads to Cape Town Stadium on Saturday as the Springboks take on the All Blacks in the Rugby Championship. Gates open at 12:30pm with the Springbok Women facing Barbarians RFC at 1:30pm. Expect pre-match entertainment, live performances, and the iconic haka before the main game kicks off at 5pm. Only digital tickets
Kiwi journalist Gregor Paul argues that South Africa’s Super Rugby exit has weakened the All Blacks, making them less competitive against powerful teams like the Springboks. Writing for Rugby Pass, Paul attributes this decline to New Zealand’s isolation in the Pacific bubble, where they no longer face South African teams in regular competition. Paul highlights
Australia prop James Slipper is poised to become the equal most-capped Wallaby of all time after being named on the bench to face Argentina on Saturday. The Australians edged Los Pumas 20-19 in La Plata last week and will play them again in Santa Fe. The 35-year-old Slipper is set to earn his 139th Test
Rassie Erasmus has picked a Springbok matchday 23 to beat New Zealand and set up a Rugby Championship title win on Saturday, so expect more of a drizzle than a storm from the bench, writes MARK KEOHANE. The arch-rivals last week clashed at Ellis Park, where the Boks came from a 10-point deficit to triumph
Jordie Barrett and Wallace Sititi are braced for a physical rematch against the Springboks on Saturday, aiming to rectify New Zealand’s recent shortcomings in closing out matches, reports DEVIN HERMANUS. Reflecting on last week’s heartbreaking 31-27 loss to the Boks in the Rugby Championship at Ellis Park, where the All Blacks let slip a 10-point
Scott Robertson says the call to drop All Blacks stars Beauden Barrett and TJ Perenara to the bench wasn’t easy but necessary to catch the Springboks napping on Saturday, reports DEVIN HERMANUS. Robertson has made a statement ahead of the blockbuster clash between South Africa and New Zealand at Cape Town Stadium by relegating World
Canan Moodie (wing) and Jaden Hendrikse (scrumhalf) make their first appearances in the Springbok jersey since the 2023 Rugby World Cup on Saturday while double RWC winners Willie le Roux (fullback) and Lukhanyo Am (utility back) also return to the match-23 face New Zealand in the Castle Lager Rugby Championship in Cape Town. Springbok coach
Rassie Erasmus was delighted to have Springbok skipper Siya Kolisi cleared to tackle the All Blacks in a blockbuster rematch at Cape Town Stadium this week. Kolisi, who took a blow to the cheek in last week’s win at Ellis Park, will lead a rejigged Bok lineup against New Zealand in Cape Town on Saturday.
Siya Kolisi will lead a rejigged Springbok lineup bolstered by two-time World Cup winners Willie le Roux and Lukhanyo Am against New Zealand in Cape Town on Saturday. Kolisi, who took a severe blow to the cheek in last week’s victory in Johannesburg, made it through all the training sessions this week, and has been
In the latest episode of his vlog series, Rassie Erasmus says he has no issues with the South African contingent of All Blacks fans. Highly anticipated 🍿 Rassie 𝘰𝘯 Alles: SA All Black fans.#ForeverGreenForeverGold #Springboks pic.twitter.com/fA2rwTsgVG — Springboks (@Springboks) September 4, 2024 Photo: Gallo Images / Brenton Geach
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