Los Pumas bring back Sanchez for All Blacks showdown
Veteran playmaker Nicolas Sanchez has been promoted to Argentina’s starting XV to take on the All Blacks in Gold Coast on Sunday.
Retallick takes over All Blacks captaincy
Brodie Retallick will captain the All Blacks for the first time when they take on Argentina in a Rugby Championship Test on Sunday.
Cooper to start against Springboks
Quade Cooper has earned a shock recall to the Wallabies, with the mercurial playmaker named in the starting side to face the Boks after four years in the international wilderness.
Am: Boks won’t underestimate Australia
Springbok centre Lukhanyo Am says they won’t allow themselves to underestimate the Wallabies as they come into Sunday’s Rugby Championship clash on the back of a trio of losses to the All Blacks.
Whitelock sets sights on second Bok Test
All Blacks lock Sam Whitelock says he will be doing everything he can during quarantine to prepare himself for a shot at playing in the second Rugby Championship Test against South Africa.
Curious absence of RG Snyman amplifies Bok success
While the mysterious absence of RG Snyman has depowered the Bomb Squad, it has magnified South Africa’s achievements in 2021, writes ZELIM NEL.
Nienaber: Good to have Duane, Faf back
Springbok head coach Jacques Nienaber has welcomed back experienced players Duane Vermeulen and Faf de Klerk, who will return from injury against Australia on Sunday.
Vermeulen starts as Kolbe misses Boks-Wallabies clash
The Springboks have welcomed Duane Vermeulen back into the team to face the Wallabies in Gold Coast on Sunday, but will be without the injured Cheslin Kolbe.
Wallabies send SOS to veteran prop
Wallabies head coach Dave Rennie has called up veteran prop Greg Holmes to their Rugby Championship squad and the 38-year-old could write a piece of history if he faces the Springboks or Argentina.
Barrett’s red card overturned
A disciplinary tribunal has rescinded All Black Jordie Barrett’s red card for dangerous play against Australia this past weekend, leaving him free to play in the Rugby Championship, governing body Sanzaar said on Wednesday.
