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Joe Schmidt insists handing a Test debut to Joseph-Aukuso Suaalii against England is “more of an opportunity than a risk”, despite it being the former rugby league star’s first senior game of rugby union. Less than a month after changing codes, the 21-year-old will be at outside centre in the Wallabies’ tour opener at Twickenham […]

The anticipation of the Springbok team for Sunday’s clash against Scotland has made it a crazy but fun week for millions of South African supporters, writes MARK KEOHANE. Writing for TimesLIVE, Keohane notes that Rassie Erasmus’ delayed team announcement for the world champions’ end-of-year tour opener at Murrayfield has ignited a lively week of speculation

Head coach Eddie Jones has made six personnel changes to the Japan lineup to face France in Paris on Saturday. Among the backs, scrumhalf Naoto Saito, who plays for Top 14 champions Toulouse, centre Siosaia Fifita and winger Tomoki Osada come in for Shinobu Fujiwara, Nicholas McCurran and Yoshitaka Yazaki from October’s 64-19 drubbing by

Flanker Rory Darge believes club success in the Vodacom URC against SA teams will boost Scotland’s chances of victory against the Springboks in Edinburgh on Sunday. Darge, who played in Glasgow’s historic URC final win over the Vodacom Bulls in 2023-24 at Loftus Versfeld, claims such experiences equip Scotland to challenge the world champions. “It

Rugby league convert Joseph-Aukuso Suaalii will make his Test bow after being named in the Australia team to play England at Twickenham on Saturday. The 21-year-old, who has not played a game of senior club rugby union, has been selected at outside centre for the opening match of the Wallabies’ tour of the UK. Suaalii

It doesn’t matter what match 23 Rassie picks, they’ll be too strong for Scotland on Sunday. The post Keo & Zels: Boks to break Bravehearts appeared first on SA Rugby magazine. It doesn’t matter what match 23 Rassie picks, they’ll be too strong for Scotland on Sunday. The post Keo & Zels: Boks to break

World Cup-winning lock Jean Kleyn will join the Springboks in Scotland on Friday in place of the injured Ruan Nortje, who has been ruled out of the rest of the UK tour. The 31-year-old Kleyn, who earned his seventh Test cap for the Boks in the 2023 World Cup final against New Zealand in France,

Antoine Dupont will make his return to the France team as captain for Saturday’s Test against Japan after sitting out the last 13 months of international duty. Dupont’s last run-out in blue at 15s came in the Rugby World Cup quarter-final defeat by eventual champions South Africa a little over a year ago. In the

David Campese has launched a scathing attack on the current state of Australian rugby, accusing the Wallabies and its governing body of lacking respect for their culture. Speaking in an exclusive interview with The Telegraph, the legendary winger from the famous 1984 Grand Slam tour claims he has been “cancelled” for “telling the truth” about

As the Springboks brace themselves for a showdown with Scotland at Murrayfield, this clip highlights the impact of “the most destructive loosehead in the world”, Ox Nche. Photo: BackpagePix   The post Watch: Ox bulldozes Scottish pack appeared first on SA Rugby magazine. As the Springboks brace themselves for a showdown with Scotland at Murrayfield,