Rewind: Springboks vs Wallabies (2019)
One year ago today, the Springboks began their successful 2019 season with a 35-17 victory over the Wallabies at Ellis Park, with Herschel Jantjies putting in a man-of-the-match performance on Test debut.
One year ago today, the Springboks began their successful 2019 season with a 35-17 victory over the Wallabies at Ellis Park, with Herschel Jantjies putting in a man-of-the-match performance on Test debut.
Ex-All Blacks Jeff Wilson, Sir John Kirwan and Mils Muliaina have slammed Sanzaar boss Andy Marinos’ proposal to stage the Rugby Championship in Australia instead of New Zealand.
Sanzaar is still optimistic that it will be able to deliver the 2020 Rugby Championship later this year amid the ongoing Covid-19 pandemic.
All Blacks coach Ian Foster provides his thoughts on the proposed All Blacks-Kangaroos hybrid match, plans for the Rugby Championship, the standard of Super Rugby Aotearoa and the selection criteria for the North vs South trial match.
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SA Rugby CEO Jurie Roux says they are still committed to Sanzaar despite recent reports linking South African teams with a move to the northern-hemisphere competitions.
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Gregor Townsend has thrown his support behind the idea of combining World Rugby’s two international Test windows for an aligned single calendar.
Rugby Australia’s new chief executive, Rob Clarke, has confirmed that Sanzaar is planning a Rugby Championship series to be played in an Australian hub in October.
Reports from England suggest that the Six Nations are more open to the idea of aligning the tournament’s dates with the Rugby Championship.