Jaque Fourie has fired back at criticism of South Africa’s style of play which the legendary Springbok centre says is based on wrong perceptions.
Brothers Beauden, Jordie and Scott Barrett have been named to start for the All Blacks in the Rugby Championship clash against the Wallabies in Perth on Sunday. There are six changes to the team that clinched the three-game Bledisloe Cup in Auckland last month with a 57-22 victory against Australia. New Zealand have prepared for the match without a trio… Read more →
The Springboks have confirmed that prop Thomas du Toit and lock RG Snyman will not be available for selection for the remainder of the Rugby Championship in Australia.
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.
Australia coach Dave Rennie says the Wallabies would not use the All Blacks’ perceived disrespect as motivation for the upcoming Perth Test, drawing a line under a scheduling row that erupted between the rugby powers last week.
Former Springbok and Saracens scrumhalf Neil de Kock ranks Lukhanyo Am among South Africa’s greatest centres and believes his role in a notoriously stingy defence is priceless.
Sean Everitt says Springbok and Sharks scrumhalf Jaden Hendrikse was a victim of a “cheap shot” in the Test against Argentina.
Sanzaar has confirmed the kick-off times of the remaining Rugby Championship matches, including the fact that the historic 100th Test between the Boks and All Blacks will strangely serve as a ‘curtain raiser’ to the Argentina-Australia match.
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…)
All Blacks skipper Sam Whitelock says his Wallabies counterpart, Michael Hooper, had contacted him at the height of the Rugby Championship feud between New Zealand Rugby and Rugby Australia.
