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Aphelele Fassi is thriving in Tony Brown’s attack and making good use of Willie le Roux’s veteran experience. The 26-year-old Springbok fullback is set to earn his 11th Test cap when the world champions tackle Wales in Cardiff on Saturday to bring the curtain down on the 2024 season. It marks his seventh appearance of […]

Australia great David Campese said he had changed his mind about Joe Schmidt, admitting the New Zealander was “proving me wrong” as Wallabies coach. Campese, 62, was furious about Rugby Australia’s decision to appoint Schmidt, who helped steer his native All Blacks to a runners-up finish at last year’s Rugby World Cup. “I don’t believe

The RFU is reportedly set to announce record financial losses approaching £40 million, which is likely to intensify scrutiny of CEO Bill Sweeney. According to The Telegraph in the UK, the staggering deficit is said to be one of the largest recorded by an English sports governing body. This figure surpasses the £30.9 million loss

Rassie Erasmus has decided to allow Ox Nche to rest for Saturday’s clash with Wales, causing the Springboks to reshuffle the front row. Nche started last week’s Test against England in London – coming in the first half with a nasty gash above his knee – and the match against Scotland in Edinburgh, but Erasmus

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Preparing for his first Test since the World Cup final, Jean Kleyn knows the Springboks are in for an armwrestle against a desperate Wales outfit in Cardiff on Saturday. Fit-again Kleyn will add his experience to a powerful Bok pack as the world champions look to end the year off on a high in their

Argentina have recalled fit-again enforcer Marcos Kremer as part of four changes to the matchday squad for the clash with France in Paris on Friday. Scrumhalf Gonzalo Garcia will start instead of Gonzalo Bertranou in the only change to the starting lineup made by Argentina head coach Felipe Contepomi. The 25-year-old Garcia is joined at

Warren Gatland insists he is focused solely on Saturday’s Test against the Springboks and not talk of his future as Wales stare down the barrel of a win-less calendar year. In his second stint as Wales coach, Gatland has overseen 17 defeats from 23 Tests. TEAM: Struggling Wales switch up for Boks A loss to

Pick your World Rugby Player of the Year from a 2024 season that saw the Boks claim a Rugby Championship title and win 10 of their 12 matches prior to facing Wales in Cardiff on Saturday. Three Springboks have been nominated for World Rugby’s 2024 Player of the Year, South Africa’s most-capped player of all

Under-pressure Warren Gatland has made four changes to Wales’ starting XV thrashed by Australia to face South Africa in Cardiff on Saturday. Wales went down 52-20 to the Wallabies last weekend in what was a record 11th successive Test defeat, with Gatland’s future the feature of much speculation. Gatland named Sam Costelow at flyhalf for