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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

Ireland coach Andy Farrell has pushed back against “loaded questions” around flyhalf Sam Prendergast’s defensive ability. The 22-year-old will start for Ireland against the Springboks in Dublin on Saturday. Prendergast impressed with ball in hand during last week’s 46-19 victory over Australia, but his defence came under scrutiny after Len Ikitau powered through him for

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