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Rugby administrators are hoping the inaugural 16-team Club World Cup can still go ahead in June 2029, ahead of the British & Irish Lions’ three-Test series in New Zealand. According to The Times, plans to stage the tournament in June 2028 have been shelved for at least a year following a EPCR meeting, with calendar […]

In a special report, SA Rugby magazine’s LINDIZ VAN ZILLA finds out what goes into organising Rugby’s Greatest Rivalry. A Rugby has committed significant planning and resources to deliver this year’s Rugby’s Greatest Rivalry tour, which will see the All Blacks play South Africa’s four URC teams and the Springboks in a four-Test series. The scale

Steve Hansen says the All Blacks must not give the Springboks what they want during the Rugby’s Greatest Rivalry series. The No 1-ranked back-to-back world champions will start as favourites on home soil when they take on the second-ranked All Blacks in a four-Test showdown across August and September, with New Zealand rebuilding under new

Team doctor Clement Plaatjies helped save a fellow passenger’s life after a medical emergency forced the Junior Springboks’ flight back to Johannesburg on Monday. The Junior Boks were travelling from OR Tambo International to Cape Town, after defending their Junior World Championship title in Georgia, when a woman collapsed aboard the aircraft over Bloemfontein. Junior

Ben Earl has urged organisers to rethink the Nations Championship schedule after England’s demanding travel across three continents during the inaugural competition. Steve Borthwick’s side remain in contention for a place in the final at Twickenham on 29 November after beating Argentina on Saturday, but Earl believes the physical toll of the tournament has exposed

Boland Cavaliers coach Hawies Fourie is sweating on the fitness of a key player ahead of Sunday’s Currie Cup clash against the Stormers XXIII in Wellington. Fullback James Tedder lasted just seven minutes of Sunday’s 24-10 win against the Bulls XV in Wellington before limping off with a knee injury. “We’ll only know more about

SA Rugby general manager for high performance Dave Wessels has credited the Springboks with helping to drive the Junior Boks’ success. The SA U20 squad arrived back in South Africa on Monday after successfully defending their Junior World Championship title in Georgia on Saturday. Earlier that day, two former Junior Boks, flyhalf Vusi Moyo and

Victor Matfield and Robbi Kempson are less confident about the Springboks’ chances of whitewashing the All Blacks in Rugby’s Greatest Rivalry. Kempson admitted he had initially backed the world champions to sweep the four-Test series, but now believes the All Blacks have shown enough in the Nations Championship – and Saturday’s 40-21 victory against Ireland

Four Springboks have been named in a standout XV after the world champions went unbeaten in the first three rounds of the Nations Championship. Ruck.co.uk compiled a lineup from those who starred for their country in the competition so far, featuring two Frenchmen, two Kiwis, two Scots and two Englishmen, alongside a lone representative each

New Zealand-based rugby writer Liam Napier says the All Blacks will emerge stronger and more united from the Rugby’s Greatest Rivalry series in the Republic. Writing for the New Zealand Herald, Napier argues that clashes against the Springboks in their own backyard offers value well beyond results, pointing to the chance to build on the culture