Los Pumas

epa09486974 Duane Vermeulen of the Springboks (front) is tackled by Hoskins Sotutu of the All Blacks during the Rugby Championship Round 5 match between New Zealand's All Blacks and South Africa's Springboks at Queensland Country Bank Stadium in Townsville, Queensland, Australia, 25 September 2021. EPA/DARREN ENGLAND AUSTRALIA AND NEW ZEALAND OUT

Highlights: All Blacks edge Boks to clinch Rugby Champs title

Look back at the highlights from the penultimate round of the Rugby Championship, with the All Blacks snatching a narrow victory over the Springboks and the Wallabies proving too good for Argentina in Townsville.

James O'Connor playing for the Wallabies in the Sanzaar Tri-Nations

Leota starts, O’Connor back for Wallabies

Flank Rob Leota will make his run-on debut, with James O’Connor playing in his first international of the year when the Wallabies take on Argentina on Saturday.

epa09474495 Springboks players react after losing the Round 4 Rugby Championship match between the Australian Wallabies and the South Africa Springboks at Suncorp Stadium in Brisbane, Australia, 18 September 2021. EPA/DARREN ENGLAND

Highlights: All Blacks move further ahead as Boks slip up again

Look back at the highlights from this weekend’s Rugby Championship clashes with the Boks suffering successive defeats by the Wallabies, while the All Blacks claimed another comfortable win over Argentina.

Rankings preview: Boks could lose No 1 spot

World Rugby has published the ranking permutations for the fourth round of Rugby Championship matches this weekend.

Samu Kerevi of the Wallabies makes a run

Boks’ lead diminished significantly, Wallabies rise in rankings

South Africa’s lead at the top of the World Rugby rankings has been reduced to just over two points by the All Blacks, while Australia have climbed two places on the list.

All Blacks blank Los Pumas

The All Blacks overcame a frustrating start to clinch a commanding bonus-point win over Argentina in Gold Coast on Saturday.

South Africa and Argentina on their way to Australia

False positive in Bok camp as Covid-19 scare avoided

A false positive Covid-19 test in the Springbok camp reportedly nearly caused chaos in the Rugby Championship and would have severely disrupted match preparations.

Graphic: Rugby Championship fixtures and standings

Following the announcement that the remainder of the Rugby Championship will be hosted in Queensland, Australia, take a look at the updated fixtures schedule and how matters stand after one-and-a-half rounds of competition. (more…)

Teams: Argentina vs Boks – Rugby Champs (Round 2)

Take a look at the match-day squads for the second round Rugby Championship clash between Argentina and South Africa on Saturday. (more…)

Argentina ready to play anywhere amid Rugby Champs turmoil

Argentina coach Mario Ledesma says Los Pumas are keen to play the remainder of their Rugby Championship Tests, no matter where in the world the tournament is held.