Erasmus sticks to tried and tested combinations for All Blacks battle
Rassie Erasmus, head coach of South Africa during The Rugby Championship team announcement for South Africa at the Southern Sun Cullinan Hotel in Cape Town on 19 August 2025 © Ryan Wilkisky/BackpagePix
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Erasmus sticks to tried and tested combinations for All Blacks battle

Springbok coach Rassie Erasmus stuck to his tried and tested combinations for their third Castle Lager Rugby Championship encounter against the All Blacks at Eden Park in Auckland on Saturday, making only four changes to the starting team that beat the Wallabies in Cape Town, with Jesse Kriel retaining the captaincy.

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September 4, 2025
Erasmus sticks with tried and tested players for New Zealand Tour
Rassie Erasmus, head coach of South Africa during the 2025 Qatar Airways Cup captains run for South Africa at Cape Town Stadium in South Africa on 27 June 2025 © Ryan Wilkisky/BackpagePix
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Erasmus sticks with tried and tested players for New Zealand Tour

Springbok coach Rassie Erasmus stuck to the players who did duty for the team in their opening two Castle Lager Rugby Championship matches against Australia for their tour to New Zealand, where they will play back-to-back Tests against the All Blacks next month.

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August 26, 2025
Erasmus: Win restores momentum but NZ task unchanged
Rassie Erasmus, coach of South Africa during the Castle Lager Rugby Championship match between South Africa and Australia at Ellis Park Stadium in Johannesburg on the 16 August 2025 ©Samuel Shivambu/BackpagePix
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Erasmus: Win restores momentum but NZ task unchanged

Springbok coach Rassie Erasmus welcomed a morale-boosting victory over Australia at DHL Stadium in Cape Town but said the hopes of retaining the Castle Lager Rugby Championship still rested on victory in New Zealand.

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August 26, 2025
Gallery: Springboks defeat Wallabies in Cape Town
South Africa celebrate victory with the Nelson Mandela Challenge Trophy after the 2025 Rugby Championship game between South Africa and Australia at Cape Town Stadium in Cape Town, South Africa on 23 August 2025 © Ryan Wilkisky/BackpagePix
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Gallery: Springboks defeat Wallabies in Cape Town

Enjoy an image gallery of the Springboks after they secured a 30-22 victory over the Wallabies in their Castle Lager Rugby Championship at the DHL Stadium in Cape Town.

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August 23, 2025
Springboks bounce back to beat Wallabies in Cape Town
Jesse Kriel of South Africa during 2025 The Rugby Championship game between South Africa and Australia at Cape Town Stadium in Cape Town, South Africa on 23 August 2025 © Ryan Wilkisky/BackpagePix
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Springboks bounce back to beat Wallabies in Cape Town

The Springboks bounced back to secure a 30-22 victory over the Wallabies in their Castle Lager Rugby Championship at the DHL Stadium in Cape Town.

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August 23, 2025
Fassi to start against Wallabies as Le Roux withdraws due to injury
Aphelele Fassi of South Africa during the 2025 International Rugby Test South Africa Captains Run at the Mbombela Stadium, Nelspruit on the 18 July 2025 ©Muzi Ntombela/BackpagePix
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Fassi to start against Wallabies as Le Roux withdraws due to injury

Aphelele Fassi will start at fullback in the Springboks’ second Castle Lager Rugby Championship Test against the Wallabies in Cape Town on Saturday, following the withdrawal of Willie le Roux due to a niggle.

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August 22, 2025
Boks to kick-start November tour against Japan at Wembley
epa12270279 South Africa head coach, Rassie Erasmus, during the team's practice at the Johannesburg Stadium in Johannesburg, South Africa, 29 July 2025. South Africa play Australia in a 2025 Rugby Championship on 16 August. EPA/KIM LUDBROOK
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Boks to kick-start November tour against Japan at Wembley

The Springboks will start the Castle Lager Outgoing Tour with a historic Test against Japan at London’s iconic Wembley Stadium on Saturday, 1 November.

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August 20, 2025
Erasmus names new-look team to face Wallabies in Cape Town
Rassie Erasmus, head coach of South Africa during The Rugby Championship press conference for South Africa at the Southern Sun Cullinan Hotel in Cape Town on 16 August 2025 © Ryan Wilkisky/BackpagePix
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Erasmus names new-look team to face Wallabies in Cape Town

Springbok coach Rassie Erasmus named a team featuring 10 changes to the starting XV for their second Castle Lager Rugby Championship match against Australia in Cape Town on Saturday, with Jesse Kriel leading the side for the second time in a Test, with returns for Cheslin Kolbe, Damian de Allende, and Bok centurion Willie le Roux.

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August 19, 2025
Mapimpi called up to Bok squad as Kolisi and Arendse are released
Makazole Mapimpi of the Springboks (South Africa) during the 2024 Rugby Test Match between the Wallabies and Springboks at Optus Stadium, Perth Western Australia on the 17th August 2024. (Photo by Daniel Carson/Photosport NZ)
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Mapimpi called up to Bok squad as Kolisi and Arendse are released

Springbok coach Rassie Erasmus has called up experienced Springbok wing Makazole Mapimpi to the squad ahead of their final Castle Lager Rugby Championship match against Australia in Cape Town on Saturday, as captain Siya Kolisi and Kurt-Lee Arendse were released due to injury.

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August 19, 2025
“We were really awful” says Erasmus after heaviest defeat
Rassie Erasmus, coach of South Africa during the Castle Lager Rugby Championship match between South Africa and Australia at Ellis Park Stadium in Johannesburg on the 16 August 2025 ©Samuel Shivambu/BackpagePix
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“We were really awful” says Erasmus after heaviest defeat

Springbok coach Rassie Erasmus said his team’s unexpected defeat by Australia in a Castle Lager Rugby Championship match at Ellis Park was “really awful” and admitted he was embarrassed to appear at the post-match press conference.

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August 17, 2025