Rassie Erasmus has confirmed Springbok fullback Damian Willemse will miss next Saturday’s Rugby’s Greatest Rivalry Test against the All Blacks in Soweto through injury. Willemse limped off in the final play of the first half of the Boks’ 33-26 win over New Zealand at Cape Town Stadium on Saturday, replaced by Manie Libbok. RECAP: Boks […]
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Captain Ardie Savea says the All Blacks can’t afford to give the Springboks another fast start after it cost them in their 33-26 defeat in Cape Town on Saturday. New Zealand fought back after falling behind early at Cape Town Stadium and came close to snatching a draw, but the world champions held on to
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All Blacks coach Dave Rennie praised the Springboks’ aerial game while again questioning their scrum tactics after the tourists’ defeat at Cape Town Stadium. SIMON BORCHARDT reports. The Boks levelled the Rugby’s Greatest Rivalry series at 1-1 with a 33-26 win on Saturday, with two Tests to come at FNB Stadium in Johannesburg and M&T
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In a fiery post-match address in Cape Town, Rassie Erasmus rubbished accusations by the All Blacks that the Springbok pack walks around or adopts negative scrum tactics. His comments came after Saturday’s 33-26 win for the Boks in the second Test of the Rugby’s Greatest Rivalry series at Cape Town Stadium, with the scrum battle
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Two aeroplanes flew dangerously low over Cape Town Stadium before the second Test between the Springboks and All Blacks. Another angle. As received. pic.twitter.com/1tns0aQbzZ — Herman (@hermux) August 29, 2026 Can’t park there pic.twitter.com/MCsMr6q9NU — Herman (@hermux) August 29, 2026 The post Watch: Planes go LOW before Bok Test appeared first on SA Rugby magazine.
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The Springboks’ forward-oriented game plan, so absent in the opening Test defeat, returned with a vengeance in Cape Town, writes CLINTON VAN DER BERG. It was driven by set-piece dominance and a physical edge that repeatedly punished the All Blacks up close. The template was set early. Jesse Kriel’s try, with Deon Fourie driving hard,
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Cheslin Kolbe lauded his Springbok teammates for turning last week’s disappointment into victory at Cape Town Stadium on Saturday. The Boks levelled the four-Test Rugby’s Greatest Rivalry series 1-1 after a hard-fought 33-26 win over the All Blacks. Kolbe was a late inclusion in the match 23 after recovering in time from a knock at
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Springbok captain Siya Kolisi singled out Deon Fourie’s contribution in Saturday’s 33-26 win over the All Blacks in Cape Town. Fourie, who turns 40 on 25 September, became the oldest Bok when starting the Test at hooker in a late front-row reshuffle. He put in another typically industrious performance before being replaced by Malcolm Marx
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What did you think of Angus Gardner’s performance at Cape Town Stadium on Saturday? Rate the ref! Excellent Good Satisfactory Below-par Poor ResultsVote Photo: Grant Pitcher/Gallo Images The post Rate the Ref: Angus Gardner appeared first on SA Rugby magazine. What did you think of Angus Gardner’s performance at Cape Town Stadium on Saturday? The
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Who was the most valuable Bok at Cape Town Stadium on Saturday? Which Bok impressed you the most in Cape Town? Gerhard Steenekamp Deon Fourie Thomas du Toit Eben Etzebeth Ruan Nortjé Siya Kolisi Pieter-Steph du Toit Jasper Wiese Cobus Reinach Sacha Feinberg-Mngomezulu Ethan Hooker Damian de Allende Jesse Kriel Cheslin Kolbe Damian Willemse Malcolm
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