Boks throw down gauntlet to Ireland
Ireland are the No 1-ranked side on the planet but a fired-up Springbok assistant coach Mzwandile Stick says the 2022 Rugby Championship will reveal the “best team in the world” this season.
Ireland are the No 1-ranked side on the planet but a fired-up Springbok assistant coach Mzwandile Stick says the 2022 Rugby Championship will reveal the “best team in the world” this season.
Coach Dave Rennie has saluted the courage of Australia skipper Michael Hooper, who has pulled out of the Rugby Championship Test against Argentina to protect his mental wellbeing.
Hard-running No 8 Ardie Savea says the All Blacks will counter the Springboks’ physicality with flair and “dangerous” ball-in-hand attack when the teams battle in Nelspruit on Saturday.
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Siya Kolisi has dismissed talk that the Springboks are the favourites to win the 2022 Rugby Championship opener against the embattled All Blacks in Nelspruit on Saturday.
Nick Mallett says the All Blacks can upset the Springboks in Nelspruit on Saturday by dominating the world champions in one key facet of the game.
The Springboks should focus on playing the team in front of them rather than the rich legacy of the All Blacks jersey in the Rugby Championship opener on Saturday.
Ian Foster has reportedly been told by senior New Zealand Rugby officials to resign if the All Blacks fail to show any ‘definitive improvements’ against the Springboks.
Springbok flyhalf Handre Pollard says the intensity experienced in a Springboks-All Blacks Test match is unlike any other in international rugby.
Mark Keohane, The Money Man and Zelim Nel are revved up in anticipation of what the Boks are going to do to the reeling All Blacks in Nelspruit on Saturday.