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Jacques Nienaber has not ruled out a return to the Springbok management team ahead of the 2027 World Cup in Australia. Nienaber insists he is fully committed to Leinster for now, but admits the Boks still hold a powerful pull on him. The former Bok coach, now senior coach at the Irish giants, spoke to […]

Springbok coach Rassie Erasmus says he resisted the temptation to select Franco Mostert for Saturday’s clash against Ireland in Dublin and have a 7-1 bench. Erasmus revealed he woke up on Thursday still debating whether to alter the balance of the match 23 after Mostert’s red card was rescinded the previous day. “Until this morning

RG Snyman will hit the 50-Test milestone in the city he now calls home as Rassie Erasmus unleashes a fully-loaded Springbok lineup to tackle Ireland at the Aviva Stadium on Saturday. Erasmus has reverted to the core side that dismantled France two weeks ago, making just two personnel changes and restoring the experience he deliberately

France have recalled veteran midfielder Gaël Fickou for Saturday’s clash with Australia in Paris. Coach Fabien Galthié is turning to experience as Les Bleus look to build momentum in what has been a stop-start campaign. Fickou, 31, captained France in their tough defeat to the Springboks on 8 November, but was rested for last week’s

All Blacks coach Scott Robertson rang the changes for their clash with Wales, bringing in 13 fresh faces to the run-on XV that lost to England last week. New Zealand’s hopes of completing a grand slam tour against the Home Nations were dashed after they went down 33-19 to the English. They had kicked off

Former Ireland hooker Bernard Jackman says the Springboks are comfortably the best team in world rugby. Ireland head into Saturday’s clash after a mixed November campaign, only finding fluency in last weekend’s record 46-19 victory over Australia. But Jackman, who played nine Tests for Ireland, believes the Boks represent an entirely different challenge. “I think

Former Springbok Steven Kitshoff believes in 2017 Dublin disaster served as the catalyst for the current era in Bok rugby. Speaking to News24, Kitshoff vividly recalls the 38-3 mauling the Springboks suffered at the hands of Ireland in Dublin back in 2017. While a painful memory, the former loosehead prop insists it became a turning

Ireland insist they haven’t copied Jacques Nienaber’s famed Springbok defence, but there’s no denying the former Bok coach’s fingerprints sit deep within the Irish system. Andy Farrell has pushed back at the idea that Ireland, through their Leinster-heavy squad, have absorbed a South African-style blitz. Leinster’s defence under Nienaber is undeniably more aggressive, while Ireland’s

Springbok No 9 Grant Williams says a potential duel with Ireland’s tempo-driving scrumhalf Jamison Gibson-Park is driving his preparation for Saturday’s Test in Dublin. Williams, who has injected speed and sharpness into the Bok attack over the past two seasons, made it clear that Gibson-Park’s influence is one of the defining threats they must manage

Justin Marshall has accused Scott Robertson of refusing to modernise New Zealand’s bench strategy while their rivals cash in on forward-loaded replacements. The former All Blacks scrumhalf says the head coach’s commitment to the traditional 5-3 split is holding the team back, especially after watching England overpower the All Blacks with a decisive bench surge