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Rennie sticks with winning Wallabies combos

Dave Rennie has named his first unchanged starting side since taking over as Australia coach, as the Wallabies attempt to clinch back-to-back wins for the first time this season over the Springboks.

Jesse Kriel, Lukhanyo Am and Damian de Allende

Bok backups ‘as good as’ Pollard, Am

Trevor Nyakane and Jesse Kriel are both confident that there is more than enough depth for the Springboks to have a successful Rugby Championship campaign without Handre Pollard or Lukhanyo Am.

Bok stars out for rest of Rugby Championship

Handre Pollard and Lukhanyo Am have been released from the Springbok squad to return to their respective clubs and are expected to miss the rest of the Rugby Championship through injury.

Fourie backed to blitz as Boks’ new Brits

Deon Fourie’s expected appearance against Australia in Sydney on Saturday will double as an audition for the role Schalk Brits played for the Springboks at the 2019 World Cup.

ADELAIDE, AUSTRALIA - AUGUST 27: The Springboks look dejected after defeat during The Rugby Championship match between the Australian Wallabies and the South African Springboks at Adelaide Oval on August 27, 2022 in Adelaide, Australia.

Rassie heeds calls for Bok changes

By naming a heavily-altered Springbok side for the re-match with the Wallabies in Sydney, Rassie Erasmus has heeded the calls to change things up after suffering two successive losses.

STELLENBOSCH, SOUTH AFRICA - JUNE 23: Canan Moodie of the Junior Springboks scores a try during the U20 International Series match between Junior Springboks and Georgia at Markotter Stadium on June 23, 2021 in Stellenbosch, South Africa.

Boks call on Moodie for Sydney strike

Teenager Canan Moodie will make his Test debut in an overhauled Springbok squad chosen for the Rugby Championship rematch against the Wallabies in Sydney on Saturday.

epa10140984 Nic White of the Wallabies is tackled by Faf de Klerk of the Springboks during the Rugby Championship Test match between the Australian Wallabies and the South African Springboks at Adelaide Oval in Adelaide, Australia, August 27, 2022. EPA/MATT TURNER AUSTRALIA AND NEW ZEALAND OUT

Wallabies centurion: Are we playing touch?

Wallabies scrumhalf Will Genia has slammed the officiating of the incident involving Faf de Klerk and Nic White during the Test between South Africa and Australia in Adelaide.

Keo makes 10 changes to Bok XV

In response to the Springboks’ nosediving form this season, Mark Keohane has named the match-day 23 he would pick to battle the Wallabies in Sydney on Saturday.

Kitshoff: ‘Vibing’ Boks pumped to get back on track

Deon Davids and Steven Kitshoff say the Springboks will not be tearing up the playbook as they try to get their Rugby Championship campaign back on track after two successive losses.

Kwagga: Boks still in Rugby Championship hunt

Kwagga Smith says the Springboks are definitely still in the running to win the Rugby Championship despite suffering back-to-back losses against New Zealand and Australia.