NEW Zealand want to “right a wrong” when they confront arch rivals South Africa in a Rugby Championship final round ‘dead rubber’ in Pretoria on Sunday (1.05am AEST). The All Blacks suffered a stunning defeat by the Springboks in Wellington last month and scrumhalf TJ Perenara says it is time to set the record straight. […]
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Live Test Rugby: All Blacks v Springboks
THE All Blacks are on the verge of wrapping up the Rugby Championship with two games to spare when they face a struggling Springboks side in Wellington tonight (5.35pm AEST). The world champions start as heavy favourites with the once ferocious battles between New Zealand and South Africa becoming a fading memory. The All Blacks […]
Lock it in: Springboks, Pumas tweak their packs
LOCK Franco Mostert is the only change to South Africa’s team for Sunday’s (5.10am AEST) Rugby Championship Test against Argentina in Mendoza as coach Rassie Erasmus looks to repeat last weekend’s home win at the start of the southern hemisphere competition. Mostert, who is headed to play for Gloucester this season after captaining the Lions […]
Live: All Blacks v Springboks at Newlands
SOUTH AFRICA have changed three of the team that started a draw with Australia last weekend for the Rugby Championship final-round Test against New Zealand in Cape Town. All the alterations are in the pack with prop Steven Kitshoff, lock Lood de Jager and loose forward Pieter-Steph du Toit replacing Tendai Mtawarira, Franco Mostert and […]
Redemption-seeking Springboks recall Louw
SOUTH AFRICA recalled experienced flanker Francois Louw as they seek Rugby Championship redemption after a 57-point thrashing in New Zealand last weekend. Coach Allister Coetzee also called up winger Sibusiso Nkosi and scrum-half Louis Schreuder — both uncapped — for home Tests against Australia and New Zealand. The Springboks face the Wallabies on September 30 […]