Cheslin Kolbe warns the All Blacks will have a score to settle on Saturday, so the Springboks must double down to make it back-to-back Rugby’s Greatest Rivalry wins, reports DEVIN HERMANUS. “When you lose, the team is always going to come back with a point to prove,” said Kolbe, who helped level the series with […]
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It would be great if the on-field performances of the Springboks and All Blacks took centre stage for the remainder of the Rugby’s Greatest Rivalry series, according to Nick Mallett. The scrum has become a flashpoint, with Dave Rennie calling out the Boks’ tactics before last week’s Test in Cape Town, then again afterwards. Rassie
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Nick Mallett believes the All Blacks were fortunate that Australian referee Angus Gardner largely neutralised the Springboks’ scrum dominance in Cape Town. The scrum has become a major talking point in the Rugby’s Greatest Rivalry series, with All Blacks coach Dave Rennie raising concerns with World Rugby after the first Test about the Boks allegedly
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All Blacks forwards coach Jason Ryan insists the Springboks’ late front-row changes had no psychological impact on the tourists. Bok coach Rassie Erasmus swapped his starting and replacement front rows shortly before kick-off of Saturday’s second Test in Cape Town, promoting Gerhard Steenekamp, Deon Fourie and Thomas du Toit to the starting lineup, with Ox
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Griquas secured top spot on the Currie Cup log, and ended Boland’s semi-final hopes, with a convincing win in Wellington on Sunday. The defending champions, who scored seven tries in their 48-17 victory, will host the fourth-placed Lions in Kimberley in next weekend’s semi-finals, with the second-placed Cheetahs welcoming the third-placed Pumas to Bloemfontein. DAWSON-SQUIBB:
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Things got heated during the Americas Rugby Championship clash between Uruguay A and Chile A. The mass brawl resulted in three players being sent off, two for Uruguay, and one for Chile. View this post on Instagram A post shared by Cuatro de copas (@4decopas_uy) The post Watch: Full-blown free-for-all rugby fight appeared
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Back-to-back Investec Champions Cup winners Bordeaux Bègles are reportedly hoping to sign another South African. According to RugbyPass, Stormers and Springbok loosehead prop Ntuthuko Mchunu has emerged as a target for the French Top 14 club as they look to strengthen their front row for next season. The 27-year-old joined the Stormers from the Sharks
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Two former All Blacks believe Springbok centre Damian de Allende’s try at Cape Town Stadium on Saturday should have been disallowed. De Allende crossed in the 22nd minute of the Boks’ 33-26 victory against New Zealand, which levelled the four-Test Rugby’s Greatest Rivalry series at 1-1. However, former All Blacks fullback Mils Muliaina and hooker
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The Airlink jets that roared over Cape Town Stadium before Saturday’s Springbok-All Blacks Test cleared the top of the venue by as little as 12.5m, according to flight-tracking data. Two green Airlink Embraer E190 jets performed a spectacular low-level flyover shortly before kick-off, with TV footage making the aircraft appear dangerously close to the stadium
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Joel Stransky’s contribution to South African rugby extends far beyond the drop goal that won the 1995 World Cup final, writes MARK KEOHANE. Writing for the Sunday Times, Keohane celebrates Stransky’s induction into the World Rugby Hall of Fame in Cape Town alongside All Blacks great Zinzan Brooke, describing both as iconic figures in Rugby’s
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