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Springbok assistant coach Felix Jones says Ireland’s sustained excellence is no accident. Offering a detailed breakdown of why Ireland have become one of the world’s most formidable Test teams, Irishman Jones said: “They’ve been in and around one, two or three in the world for such a long period. “That goes back to the structures […]

Captain Siya Kolisi says the Springboks are desperate to finish Saturday’s match against Ireland in Dublin with 15 men. The Boks beat France 32-17 in Paris despite having to play the entire second half with 14 men after lock Lood de Jager was given a straight red card – and a four-match ban. A week

Springbok captain Siya Kolisi says meaningful change in addressing gender-based violence will only come through real action and collective responsibility. Speaking on the eve of the Boks’ crunch match against Ireland in Dublin, Kolisi welcomed President Cyril Ramaphosa’s formal declaration of gender-based violence and femicide as a national crisis. He said the announcement had reverberated

Japan coach Eddie Jones has hit out at excessive TMO interference and the obsession with freeze-frame analysis. Writing for PlanetRugby, Jones launched into a scathing assessment of the current state of officiating in Test rugby. Jones was frustrated by a late red card to Japan debutant debutant Harry Hockings in their 24-23 defeat to Wales that

The Springboks cannot surrender the No 1 ranking this weekend. Rassie Erasmus’ men will stay top even if they lose by more than 15 points to Ireland in Dublin. World Rugby has also confirmed that the Boks, All Blacks, England, Ireland and Argentina cannot drop out of Band 1 ahead of the 2027 World Cup

Wales take on the All Blacks on Saturday and the Springboks a week later in full knowledge that a victory over either would be a monumental upset.Welsh rugby woes come with an under-pressure national federation, the Welsh Rugby Union (WRU), bent on scrapping one of the four regional teams. While most fans and pundits agree

Eleven players involved in the Blitzboks season-ending SVNS World Championship victory in Los Angeles in May will be part of the squad for next weekend’s Dubai Sevens. Blitzboks coach Philip Snyman has also added experienced stalwarts Christie Grobbelaar and Donavan Don to his squad. Impi Visser has taken over the captaincy from Selvyn Davids, who

Wallabies flyhalf Carter Gordon has been ruled out of Sunday’s Test against France in Paris. Gordon has succumbed to a quad complaint and is joined on the sidelines by Billy Pollard, who is out with a hip pointer issue. Incoming Brumbies playmaker Tane Edmed and Reds hooker Matt Faessler will slot into the starting side

Former Ireland flyhalf Ian Madigan analyses the all-round abilities of Springbok No 10 Sacha Feinberg-Mngomezulu ahead of Saturday’s Test in Dublin. READ: Why Sacha FM wasn’t nominated for award Photo: David Rogers/Getty Images The post Watch: ‘Sacha as good as I’ve ever seen’ appeared first on SA Rugby magazine. Former Ireland flyhalf Ian Madigan analyses

Coach Rassie Erasmus says the Springboks must channel the emotional intensity of a long, dramatic season into Saturday’s Test against Ireland in Dublin. The Boks are into what Erasmus called their “14th match of the season at Test level”, a run that has included emotional peaks such as the record win over the All Blacks