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Despite the odds being stacked against them, Joe Schmidt says the Wallabies are carrying some confidence into the Rugby Championship opener against the Springboks. The Wallabies will take on the two-time defending world champions under their third head coach in three years, with a side with half the Test caps of their opponents. Brisbane has […]

The Wallabies have named their lineup to face the Springboks in the Rugby Championship opener, but how many of the 23 do you think would be good enough to make the Bok squad? Australia head coach Joe Schmidt has named two Wallabies debutants to tackle the world champions in Brisbane on Saturday. HAVE YOUR SAY

The French Rugby Federation (FFR) said a member of France’s U18 squad has gone missing after swimming in the Cape Town sea. Medhi Narjissi, 17, is part of France’s squad competing in the U18 International Series in Cape Town, where they will face hosts South Africa as well as England and Georgia. The FFR said

Flanker Carlo Tizzano has been named to make a starting debut for the Wallabies against the world champion Springboks in the opening match of the 2024 Rugby Championship on Saturday. The hard-tackling Western Force forward starts at openside in the Wallabies back row, alongside Rob Valetini and Harry Wilson. Australia head coach Joe Schmidt has

Prolific All Blacks try-scorer Will Jordan and scrumhalf TJ Perenara have returned from injury for New Zealand’s Rugby Championship opener against Argentina in Wellington. Jordan, who can play wing or fullback, has scored 31 tries in as many Tests for the All Blacks, but a shoulder injury has kept the 26-year-old out of Test rugby

The Springboks will not only record a rare win against the Wallabies in Brisbane, they’ll do it by an impressive margin according to The Money Man.   The post Watch: Money Man tips Boks to win big appeared first on SA Rugby magazine. The Springboks will not only record a rare win against the Wallabies

Joel Stransky has applauded the way Rassie Erasmus has blooded youngsters in the Springbok setup while keeping together a core of his World Cup winners. Stransky was speaking ahead of the Rugby Championship opener between the Springboks and Wallabies in Brisbane on Saturday. Sacha Feinberg-Mngomezulu and Elrigh Louw will make their first starts for the

Ox Nche doesn’t expect the new scrum law variations to be a major hurdle as the Springbok loosehead takes aim at an “unpredictable” Wallabies pack in the Rugby Championship opener. DYLAN JACK reports. Nche is part of an experienced Springbok lineup, featuring nine World Cup winners, that will be looking to get a first win in Brisbane

Eben Etzebeth is one of five Springboks who have cracked the nod for David Campese’s all-time Rugby Championship XV. Etzebeth will win his 123rd Test cap when the Boks tackle the Wallabies in the 2024 Rugby Championship opener, as he closes in on Victor Matfield’s 127-cap record. REINACH: All eyes on Aus The enforcer is

Zimbabe’s Rugby Union are reportedly in talks with former All Blacks and Wallabies stars as the newly-crowned Rugby Africa champions ramp up their bid to qualify for the 2027 World Cup. The Sables, who dethroned 10-time consecutive champions Namibia in the semi-finals, won their first Rugby Africa Cup in 12 years on Sunday as they