Wallabies haul in Fisher
The highly experienced Laurie Fisher has joined the Australian national team coaching ranks in an interim assistant role for the Rugby Championship.
The highly experienced Laurie Fisher has joined the Australian national team coaching ranks in an interim assistant role for the Rugby Championship.
Concern over ‘stiffness’ in Malcolm Marx’s hips reportedly prompted the Springboks to start Joseph Dweba in the Rugby Championship Test against the All Blacks at Ellis Park.
The Springboks can’t wait to lock horns with Australia after finally arriving in Adelaide on Saturday for the start of the world champions’ away leg of the Rugby Championship.
With the Springboks and Wallabies a week away from trading blows in the Rugby Championship, rewind to 2008 when Jongi Nokwe inspired South Africa to an eight-try victory at Ellis Park.
Nick Mallett says the six-two split between replacement forwards and backs was partly to blame for the loss to the All Blacks and the Springboks need to abandon the tactic in their Test matches Down Under.
The Springboks were forced to delay their departure to Australia for the away leg of the Rugby Championship following the cancellation of their flight to Sydney on Thursday evening.
Rugby Australia has confirmed that defence coach Matt Taylor has stepped down from his post, one week before the Wallabies take on the Springboks in Adelaide.
The history books will be against the Springboks in two Rugby Championship Tests in Australia, with the second to be played in Sydney where they have not beaten the Wallabies in nearly 30 years.
As Bernard Foley has made his first return to the Wallabies squad since the 2019 World Cup, take a look back at when the playmaker helped Australia beat the Springboks in Eben Etzebeth’s 50th appearance.
Bernard Foley could play his first Test for the Wallabies since the 2019 World Cup after being included in a 35-man squad for the matches against the Springboks in Adelaide and Sydney.