Savea set for sabbatical after World Cup
All Blacks loose forward Ardie Savea has confirmed that he will be going to Japan for an offshore playing break after the 2023 World Cup.
All Blacks loose forward Ardie Savea has confirmed that he will be going to Japan for an offshore playing break after the 2023 World Cup.
Follow the live action as Fiji beat the Springbok Women 21-17 in a Pool C World Cup clash in Auckland.
Michael Hooper was included in Australia’s squad for a five-Test tour of the UK and Europe after pulling out of the Rugby Championship, but James Slipper will lead the Wallabies.
Canan Moodie has reflected on a breakthrough year that included making his senior debut for the Vodacom Bulls and scoring in his first Test appearance for the Springboks.
A rising DHL Stormers star has reportedly caught the eye of England coach Eddie Jones.
Breyton Paulse held his own in an era dominated by big men, but watch as the Springbok dynamo got bullied by Ireland bruisers Paul O’Connell and Reggie Corrigan at Newlands in 2004.
Os du Randt won two World Cups but it was only in the final season of his 80-Test career that he encountered an opponent who frightened him.
A total of 19 players of the current Springbok squad were born in the Western Cape, more than the Eastern Cape and Gauteng combined.
Former England captain Chris Robshaw has named his Test dream team, which includes two World Cup-winning Springboks.
All Blacks coach Ian Foster is sticking with the players who won the Rugby Championship, saying they “deserve” selection in the squad named on Sunday to tour the northern hemisphere.