The Springboks will be officiated by six different referees in their Rugby Championship campaign, with England’s Luke Pearce in charge of the opener against the Wallabies in Brisbane. World Rugby announced the match officials for the tournament – which runs from 10 August to 28 September – on Friday, with the panel featuring 12 referees
Makazole Mapimpi is set for another spicy duel with Wallabies star Marika Koroibete after the Japan-based wing was recalled to Australia’s squad for the Rugby Championship. The Boks will kick off this year’s edition of the Rugby Championship at the Suncorp Stadium in Brisbane on Saturday, 10 August, before making the trip to Perth for
Marika Koroibete is one of three Australia players returning from injury named in a 36-man squad for the 2024 Rugby Championship Tests against the Springboks Down Under. Two-time John Eales Medallist Koroibete has been selected by Joe Schmidt in the group, with his 2023 Rugby World Cup teammates Angus Bell and Max Jorgensen also named
Rassie Erasmus says Pieter-Steph du Toit’s availability to tackle the Wallabies could cause a change of plans with the Bomb Squad for the first Rugby Championship Test in Brisbane. There were concerns over Du Toit’s availability for next Saturday’s Rugby Championship opener after he was one of three key players added to the injury list
Rassie Erasmus says that while Evan Roos isn’t out of his plans, the Springboks want to give Elrigh Louw a crack at No 8 in the Rugby Championship. Roos, who started in the Test against Portugal, was left out of the 33-player squad that will depart for Australia on Wednesday for two Tests against the
Rassie Erasmus is accepting no excuses as his Springboks hunt just their second win over the Wallabies in Australia during his tenure in the Rugby Championship openers. Erasmus’ Boks will jet off on Wednesday to Australia for two Tests against the Wallabies to open their 2024 Rugby Championship campaign. Under Erasmus, the Boks only beaten
The Wallabies are set to call on a rookie fetcher to face the Springboks in the Rugby Championship openers after losing Fraser McReight to injury. The Springboks will face the Wallabies in Brisbane and Perth on 10 and 17 August respectively, their first Tests in Australia since 2022. According to a report by Australian publication The Roar,
With incumbent Evan Roos left out of the Rugby Championship squad, Rassie Erasmus faces a big decision over who starts at No 8 for the Springboks in the opening Tests against the Wallabies in Australia. Erasmus on Tuesday officially announced a 33-player squad for the Rugby Championship campaign, which kicks off against the Wallabies in
Twenty-two of the 33 players are World Cup-winners, while five 2024 debutants are included in the squad in Jan-Hendrik Wessels (utility forward), Johan Grobbelaar (hooker), Sacha Feinberg-Mngomezulu (utility back), Ben-Jason Dixon (utility forward) and Morne van den Berg (scrumhalf). The only newcomer to the group is lock Ruan Nortje, who made his Springbok debut against
Joe Schmidt is set to reinforce the Wallabies with internationally-based stars for the opening Rugby Championship Tests against the Springboks in August. According to the Sydney Morning Herald, 2023 World Cup captain Will Skelton and big winger Marika Koroibete will be recalled to the Wallabies squad for the Tests in Brisbane and Perth. Schmidt has
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