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Lood de Jager has received a final ruling on his challenge to the red card he picked up during the Springboks match against France in Paris. De Jager, who was sent off on the stroke of half-time in Paris for a shoulder-to-head collision with fullback Thomas Ramos, appealed both the decision and the four-match suspension […]

England suffered seven defeats in 12 Tests in 2024, including five in a row, but Steve Borthwick’s men have turned things around in spectacular style. The team head into their final Autumn Nations Series Test at home to Argentina on Sunday on a run of 10 successive wins following last weekend’s thrilling 33-19 victory against

Cheslin Kolbe, Eben Etzebeth and Grant Williams pay tribute to Bok lock RG Snyman, who will earn his 50 Test cap in Dublin on Saturday. RASSIE: It would’ve been lovely to start RG Photo: Steve Haag/Gallo Images The post Watch: ‘Bomb Squad works when RG’s there’ appeared first on SA Rugby magazine. Cheslin Kolbe, Eben

A week on from England scuppering their Grand Slam aspirations, the All Blacks are targeting a season-ending victory over struggling Wales in Cardiff on Saturday. New Zealand went down 33-19 at Twickenham last weekend, having first notched up wins over Ireland (26-13) and Scotland (25-17). Coach Scott Robertson has rung the changes for the clash

Out-of-sorts France welcome out-of-form Australia to Paris on Saturday with both sides mired in sticky patches. Joe Schmidt’s Wallabies are one loss away from a first winless European tour since 1958 and a record 10th defeat of the year. Fabien Galthie’s Bleus have struggled for confidence since losing Antoine Dupont to a knee injury as they won

The Springboks have conquered Paris, Wellington, London and Yokohama — but never Dublin in the Erasmus era. That’s the last frontier, writes MARK KEOHANE. Writing for TimesLIVE, Keohane argues that Ireland have become the Springboks’ most honest modern rival, with “four matches since 2022, 320 minutes, and half a point” separating the sides. The Boks

Springbok coach Rassie Erasmus puts a lot of the success behind two consecutive World Cup triumphs down to time at Munster. The 53-year-old – who is back in Ireland hoping to beat the Irish in Dublin on Saturday and make it three wins from three on their northern hemisphere tour – came in as director

The decision to start Ruan Nortje and bench RG Snyman primes the Boks to shine in Dublin. The post Keo & Zels: Rassie picks Ruan, RG to raid Ireland appeared first on SA Rugby magazine. The decision to start Ruan Nortje and bench RG Snyman primes the Boks to shine in Dublin. The post Keo

The Lions have suffered a major setback with a senior member of their front row calling time on his career. Hooker Jaco Visagie has been advised to retire after the serious neck injury he suffered in September, which ruled him out of the Currie Cup final and the early stages of the URC. The 33-year-old’s

Cardiff have bolstered their backline with the signing of a Bulls player, who could be available for the Welsh side’s URC clash with Zebre on 29 November. Cornel Smit arrives at the Arms Park capable of covering centre, flyhalf and wing – a level of adaptability that Cardiff boss Corniel van Zyl believes will make