Dylan Jack

Under-fire Foster keeps faith with All Blacks team

All Blacks coach Ian Foster has taken a dig at critics who “want blood” as he defended naming an unchanged team for the Rugby Championship Test against Argentina in Hamilton.

Rennie sticks with winning Wallabies combos

Dave Rennie has named his first unchanged starting side since taking over as Australia coach, as the Wallabies attempt to clinch back-to-back wins for the first time this season over the Springboks.

The benefit of Pollard’s absence

Handre Pollard’s absence will force Jacques Nienaber to focus on finding the best alternate flyhalf during the remainder of the Rugby Championship, writes DYLAN JACK.

BLOEMFONTEIN, SOUTH AFRICA - JULY 21: Ruan Pienaar of the Toyota Cheetahs during the Carling Currie Cup match between Toyota Cheetahs and DHL Western Province at Toyota Stadium on July 21, 2021 in Bloemfontein, South Africa. (Photo by Johan Pretorius/Gallo Images)/BackpagePix

Cheetahs to go international in R1m ‘rugby bonanza’

An exhilarating ‘rugby bonanza’ awaits when the Cheetahs square up against three international teams and Griquas in the Toyota Challenge in September.

Watch: Moodie ready to make magic in Sydney

Canan Moodie was a revelation for the Vodacom Bulls in the United Rugby Championship and he’s primed for a memorable Test debut when he lines up for the Springboks against the Wallabies on Saturday.

Jesse Kriel, Lukhanyo Am and Damian de Allende

Bok backups ‘as good as’ Pollard, Am

Trevor Nyakane and Jesse Kriel are both confident that there is more than enough depth for the Springboks to have a successful Rugby Championship campaign without Handre Pollard or Lukhanyo Am.

Wallabies want ‘nice bloke’ Noah to be ‘filthy’

Wallabies playmaker Noah Lolesio has been encouraged to shed his ‘nice-guy’ image and get aggressive against the Springboks in Sydney on Saturday.

Bok stars out for rest of Rugby Championship

Handre Pollard and Lukhanyo Am have been released from the Springbok squad to return to their respective clubs and are expected to miss the rest of the Rugby Championship through injury.

Fourie backed to blitz as Boks’ new Brits

Deon Fourie’s expected appearance against Australia in Sydney on Saturday will double as an audition for the role Schalk Brits played for the Springboks at the 2019 World Cup.

New Zealand's head coach Ian Foster (L) talks with his South African counterpart Jacques Nienaber after the Rugby Championship match at Cbus Super Stadium in Gold Coast on October 2, 2021. - -- IMAGE RESTRICTED TO EDITORIAL USE - STRICTLY NO COMMERCIAL USE -- (Photo by Patrick HAMILTON / AFP) / -- IMAGE RESTRICTED TO EDITORIAL USE - STRICTLY NO COMMERCIAL USE --

Nienaber: Boks block out ‘external pressure’

Jacques Nienaber says the Rugby Championship teams “are all in the same boat” and the Springboks have closed themselves off from the external criticism after two successive losses.