Wallabies legend George Gregan has criticised the decision to shelve the Rugby Championship next year to make way for the Rugby’s Greatest Rivalry tour. The All Blacks tour of South Africa in August and September 2026 includes four matches against local franchises and a four-Test series against the Springboks, with three in South Africa and […]
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Which of your Bok teammates has the most potential to become a coach? What was your lowest career moment? Siya Kolisi answers 25 questions from fans ahead of his 100th Test. READ: Fleckie, Dobbo hail Siya’s influence The post Watch: Siya answers fans’ questions appeared first on SA Rugby magazine. Which of your Bok teammates
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New SWD Eagles coach Heyneke Meyer believes he can build a team capable of competing with South Africa’s best. The 58-year-old, who first made his name in George before going on to coach the Bulls, Springboks, Leicester Tigers, Stade Français and Houston SaberCats, has returned to where it all began – and he’s thinking big.
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Japan coach Eddie Jones has no doubt Ireland can come through a “difficult little period” under Andy Farrell, but warned it may take time. Ireland started their Autumn Nations Series campaign with a dispiriting 26-13 loss to the All Blacks in Chicago last weekend, a defeat that followed the end of their two-year reign as
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France may inspire poetic headlines, but the Springboks keep writing the results that matter, writes MARK KEOHANE. Writing for TimesLIVE, Keohane says the myth of “champagne rugby” masks a reality that’s far less sparkling. “France is a team I enjoy, but their reputation of being the sport’s running rugby romantics is the most misrepresented,” he
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France coach Fabien Galthié has hailed the Springboks ahead of Saturday’s blockbuster Test in Paris. Galthié, who oversaw Les Bleus’ heartbreaking 29-28 quarter-final defeat to the Boks on home soil at the 2023 World Cup, said he has enormous respect for what Erasmus’ men have accomplished. “We’re very proud of taking on this massive challenge,”
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The boys can’t understand the fear factor of a team that’s beaten the Boks once in nine Tests over the past 15 years. Siya hits 100 for Boks, Gaza returns The post Keo & Zels: Rassie’s Boks to fry the Frogs appeared first on SA Rugby magazine. The boys can’t understand the fear factor of
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Marcus Smith has been recalled as one of seven changes to England’s starting XV for Saturday’s Test against Fiji at Twickenham. Smith, primarily a flyhalf, was left out of the match 23 entirely as England launched their November campaign with a 25-7 win against Australia. George Ford started at 10, with Fin Smith providing flyhalf
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Scotland coach Gregor Townsend has axed star South African winger Duhan van der Merwe for Saturday’s Test against the All Blacks at Murrayfield. Scotland’s joint all-time leading try-scorer, with 34, has been a near-permanent fixture in the national side since debuting in 2020. However, Townsend has opted for Kyle Steyn to start on the left
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The Cheetahs have been bolstered by a Bulls No 10 ahead of their EPCR Challenge Cup campaign, which kicks off in December. OFM Sport reports that former Scotland international Jaco van der Walt has signed with the Bloemfontein-based franchise. The 31-year-old brings vast experience from his stints with the Lions and Edinburgh, as well as
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