Beauden Barrett has been recalled to the New Zealand starting XV as All Blacks head coach Scott Robertson makes four changes to face Australia on Saturday. Barrett, 33, who has played 130 Tests, was dropped from the starting side for the defeat to the Springboks in the Rugby Championship at Cape Town Stadium. He comes
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
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
The Springboks beat the All Blacks in Cape Town on Saturday to claim a historic fourth successive win against their arch-rivals, how did you rate the performance of referee Matthew Carley? Photo: RODGER BOSCH/AFP via Getty Images
Skipper Scott Barrett said New Zealand are braced for an aerial battle with veteran playmakers Handre Pollard and Willie le Roux starting for the Springboks on Saturday, reports DEVIN HERMANUS. The All Blacks will field a fresh back three for the first-ever Rugby Championship clash between the old foes at Cape Town Stadium, with the
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
Assistant coach Mzwandile Stick has backed Eben Etzebeth to make a huge impact off the bench for the Springboks against the All Blacks at Ellis Park on Saturday. Initially excluded by injury for the first of two Tests against New Zealand in the Republic, Etzebeth was later cleared for the Rugby Championship clash in Johannesburg.
Jesse Kriel and Gerhard Steenekamp said the Springboks expect a massive onslaught from New Zealand in the first of two Tests between the old foes in Mzansi on Saturday. Rugby’s greatest rivalry will be showcased this week on the Highveld when the world champions tackle the All Blacks in the Rugby Championship at Ellis Park.
Deon Fourie says Springbok boss Rassie Erasmus will resist the urge of selecting a 7-1 split on the bench to face the All Blacks at Ellis Park on Saturday. In a rematch of the 2023 Rugby World Cup final, the South Africans host New Zealand in the Rugby Championship this week in Johannesburg, before the
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