“Brilliant” Sacha stars as Erasmus sees combinations “click”

Springbok coach Rassie Erasmus celebrated the performance of record-breaking man of the match Sacha Feinberg-Mngomezulu as well as a developing style but cautioned that much work remained to be done despite a sumptuous 67-30 victory over Argentina in Durban.

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Erasmus names new-look backline for second All Black Test
South Africa coach Rassie Erasmus, New Zealand All Blacks v South Africa Springboks, round 3 of The Rugby Championship at Eden Park, Auckland, New Zealand on Saturday 6 September 2025. © Photo: Andrew Cornaga / Photosport

Erasmus names new-look backline for second All Black Test

Springbok coach Rassie Erasmus named a new-look backline for the second Test against the All Blacks in Wellington on Saturday, where Ethan Hooker will earn his first start in the green and gold jumper.

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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

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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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

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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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

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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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

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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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)

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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“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

“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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Erasmus names strong line-up to face Wallabies in Rugby Championship opener
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

Erasmus names strong line-up to face Wallabies in Rugby Championship opener

Springbok coach Rassie Erasmus named a strong team for the side’s opening Castle Lager Rugby Championship match against Australia at Ellis Park on Saturday, with the matchday squad featuring 18 Rugby World Cup winners and only one player who made his Test debut during the Castle Lager Incoming Series.

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