Australia head coach Eddie Jones says having a with a winning mentality will play a key role in helping his new-look Australian side feat the Springboks in the Rugby Championship.
England wicketkeeper Jonny Bairstow wrestled a protester to the ground before carrying the pitch invader off the field during the first day of the second Ashes Test at Lord's on Wednesday.
Michael Hooper and James Slipper will co-captain Australia when they participate in the Rugby Championship and World Cup this year.
England have called up teenage leg-spinner Rehan Ahmed for their second Ashes Test against Australia as cover for Moeen Ali.
The Springboks will start their 2023 season in front of a packed house at Loftus Versfeld in Pretoria on Saturday, 8 July after SA Rugby and hosts, the Blue Bulls Co (BBCo.), announced on Friday that all tickets for the opening Test in the Castle Lager Rugby Championship against Australia have been sold out.
Australia travel to South Africa for an eight-match white-ball tour later this year that will include three Twenty20 matches and five One-Day Internationals in a pre-World Cup tune-up.
Wallabies coach Eddie Jones believes he was afforded enough time to transform his side into a World Cup winning team.
David Warner and Mitchell Marsh are among 17 players who have been included in Australia's squad for the first two Ashes Tests and the World Test Championship final.
Manchester City teenage sensation Alex Robertson has been called up by the Australian national team as he is set to become the third generation of his family to play for the Socceroos.
Australia won the Women's T20 World Cup for the sixth time after they defeated South Africa by 19 runs in the final at Newlands on Sunday.