Eddie Jones says Rassie Erasmus has reshaped South African rugby from the ground up to give the Springboks a structural advantage over every rival. The four-time world champions host England, veteran coach Jones’ former team, in Saturday’s blockbuster Nations Championship Test at Ellis Park. Writing for Daily Mail, the Japan boss traces Erasmus’ influence beyond […]
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Manie Libbok deserves to be judged on everything he brings to the Springboks, not the handful of missed kicks that continue to define him for some critics, writes MARK KEOHANE. Writing for TimesLIVE, Keohane says Libbok’s selection ahead of Handré Pollard for Saturday’s Nations Championship clash against England is fully justified, arguing he has already
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Star centre Semi Radradra is back for Fiji for Saturday’s Nations Championship opener against Wales at Cardiff City Stadium. Young prop Tim Hoyt is set to make his first Test start. Acting head coach Senirusi Seruvakula has named a powerful match 23 featuring the return of Radradra, who will play his first Test in more
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Captain Ardie Savea says it will be a special occasion for the All Blacks to play in Christchurch’s new Te Kaha Stadium. New Zealand kick off their Nations Championship campaign against France on Saturday in the first All Blacks Test at the 30,000-seat venue, which officially opened in April and replaces the earthquake-damaged Lancaster Park.
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Junior Springbok coach Kevin Foote believes his side passed a crucial test of character against Georgia, but has warned there is still plenty of work to do ahead of their decisive Pool A clash against Wales. South Africa maintained their unbeaten start to the Junior World Championship with a hard-fought 33-5 victory over the hosts
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Investec Champions Cup winners Bordeaux Bègles have officially confirmed the signing of a Stormers back. Dan du Plessis, 31, joins the French giants after spending his entire professional career in Cape Town, where he established himself as one of the Stormers’ most reliable midfielders over a decade with the franchise. In announcing the signing, Bordeaux
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Flyhalf Luan Giliomee scored 11 points as the Junior Springboks beat hosts Georgia with a bonus-point win in round two of the Junior World Championship on Thursday. The Junior Boks led 12-5 at the break with the hosts down to 14 players, with Giliomee kicking three conversions to go with his second-half try in a
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England coach Steve Borthwick has backed Henry Pollock to make an impact against the Springboks at Ellis Park, even if the young sensation will have to do it from the bench. CLINTON VAN DER BERG reports. While Pollock won’t start, Borthwick made it clear the tyro remains central to England’s plans. Explaining his decision to opt
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Babalwa Latsha will captain the Springbok Women against the USA Eagles Women at Ellis Park on Saturday. The 32-year-old tighthead prop has led the team on 15 occasions before, but following the retirement of long-standing captain Nolusindiso Booi at the end of last season, coach Swys de Bruin has confirmed that Latsha will take the
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