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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

Cobus Reinach conceded that the Springboks have previously been guilty of overlooking the Wallabies for the All Blacks, a mistake they are keen not to repeat in Brisbane on Saturday. DYLAN JACK reports. The Boks will kick off the 2024 Rugby Championship against the Wallabies at a sold-out Suncorp Stadium in Brisbane on Saturday, where they have

Flyhalf Jurie Matthee is relishing the chance to continue his development as a backline general in the Carling Currie Cup. The 23-year-old has built on his breakthrough 2023/24 campaign, donning the No 10 jersey for DHL Western Province in the first four rounds of the 2024 Carling Currie Cup and impressing with his game management.

The Wallabies are set to be without star tighthead prop Taniela Tupou for the Rugby Championship opener against the Springboks at a sold-out Suncorp Stadium on Saturday. Tupou, who recently sealed a move to the Waratahs from the now-defunct Melbourne Rebels, is set to be left out of Joe Schmidt’s matchday-23. The 28-year-old’s absence is

Rassie Erasmus says he has given Sacha Feinberg-Mngomezulu and Elrigh Louw their first starts for the Springboks with the 2027 World Cup in mind. Erasmus handed Feinberg-Mngomezulu and Louw their first Test starts as the notable changes to the Bok lineup for the clash with the Wallabies in Brisbane on Saturday. TEAM: Sacha at 10

The Sharks have captured a veteran Springbok prop from the Lions as a replacement for the retired Coenie Oosthuizen. Director of rugby Neil Powell has confirmed that Ruan Dreyer has joined the Sharks on a three-year contract from the Lions, in the wake of Oosthuizen’s injury-enforced retirement. Dreyer, 33, successfully negotiated an early release from

Keo and Zels have got the Boks to open the Rugby Championship with their first win at the Suncorp since 2013. The post Watch: Rassie to reverse the Brisbane curse appeared first on SA Rugby magazine. Keo and Zels have got the Boks to open the Rugby Championship with their first win at the Suncorp

Rassie Erasmus is excited to see a different dynamic from Sacha Feinberg-Mngomezulu and Elrigh Louw, who will make their first Test starts for the Springboks in the Rugby Championship opener against the Wallabies on Saturday. Erasmus handed Feinberg-Mngomezulu and Louw their first Test starts as the notable changes to the Bok lineup for the clash