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Former coaches Steve Hansen and Ewen McKenzie reckon the Springboks were far too vulnerable and dysfunctional at Ellis Park, and paid the price for it. Speaking on the latest episode of the Rugby Unity podcast, Hansen pointed to a lack of match sharpness as a key factor behind South Africa’s 33-16 defeat last Saturday, with […]

You voted Jasper Wiese as your Bok MVP after the Springboks’ 33-16 defeat to the All Blacks at Ellis Park. The No 8 received 67% of the votes in SARugbymag.co.za‘s post-match poll, with flank Paul de Villiers (8%) a distant second. During his 80-minute stint, Wiese made 62m from 18 carries – both game highs

Siya Kolisi is pencilled in for the Springboks’ second Test of the Rugby’s Greatest Rivalry series on Saturday, with fellow World Cup hero Handré Pollard among the team changes. Rassie Erasmus has kept much of the side that lost to the All Blacks in Johannesburg intact, with Kolisi bracketed alongside Paul de Villiers at openside

Bok boss Rassie Erasmus has explained bracketing Siya Kolisi for Saturday’s clash in Cape Town, while also praising Pieter-Steph du Toit and Ox Nché ahead of milestone appearances. The Springbok team named on Monday shows several changes from last week’s defeat to the All Blacks, with Handré Pollard and Cobus Reinach starting at halfback and

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Check out the match 23s for this week’s Rugby’s Greatest Rivalry and Currie Cup matches. RUGBY’S GREATEST RIVALRY LIONS vs ALL BLACKS (Tuesday, 7pm) LIONS – 15 Quan Horn, 14 Kelly Mpeku, 13 Henco van Wyk, 12 Richard Kriel, 11 Erich Cronjé, 10 Chris Smith, 9 Nico Steyn, 8 Francke Horn (c), 7 Batho Hlekani,

All Blacks coach Dave Rennie has addressed the latest injury concerns in the New Zealand camp ahead of clashes against the Springboks and Lions this week. Loose forward Anton Segner will miss Tuesday’s match with the Lions after being withdrawn from the match 23 for last Saturday’s win over the Boks because of a swollen

Bruising No 8 Francke Horn will lead the Lions in their Rugby’s Greatest Rivalry tour match against the All Blacks at Ellis Park on Tuesday. Coach Ivan van Rooyen has named a strong team to face the tourists, who’ll be on a high following their 33-16 victory over the Springboks at the same venue on

Nick Mallett has urged the Springboks to rediscover their confidence when they face the All Blacks again in Cape Town on Saturday. The Boks were beaten 33-16 at Ellis Park in the opening Test of the Rugby’s Greatest Rivalry series despite enjoying periods of physical dominance, repeatedly failing to convert pressure into points largely as

Prop Wilco Louw admits the Springboks’ scrum dominance against the All Blacks will count for little unless they can turn that advantage into points in Saturday’s second Test in Cape Town. The Boks enjoyed several periods of dominance at scrum time during their 33-16 defeat at Ellis Park, but were unable to translate it into