All Blacks head coach Dave Rennie has included Richie Mo'unga at flyhalf and handed the captaincy to Cody Taylor for the fourth and final Test of Rugby’s Greatest Rivalry in Baltimore on Saturday.
The intensity of the Vodacom Bulls’ training session in Stellenbosch this week ahead of their pre-season friendly against the DHL Stormers on Friday is exactly what young flyhalf Ruben Groenewald was looking for.
The United Rugby Championship returns this month and will be a crucial season in the build-up to the 2027 Rugby World Cup, writes Jon Cardinelli.
Springbok lock Eben Etzebeth says their clash against the All Blacks is crucial for the team and that they would give everything for the full 80 minutes to win the series.
Springbok No 8 Jasper Wiese hoped that the Boks could put up a good performance for the American public when they clash with the All Blacks in Baltimore on Saturday, to showcase what rugby has to offer in the USA, where the 2031 Rugby World Cup will be hosted.
Springbok centre Ethan Hooker is embracing the excitement of taking Rugby’s Greatest Rivalry to the USA, with the youngster relishing the chance to play a part in Saturday’s series decider against the All Blacks in Baltimore.
Springbok coach Rassie Erasmus on Monday made only two changes to his starting team that defeated the All Blacks in Johannesburg for Rugby’s Greatest Rivalry series decider in Baltimore on Saturday, with Damian Willemse replacing the injured Cheslin Kolbe at fullback, and scrumhalf Morne van den Berg being drafted into the starting team.
A delighted Rassie Erasmus shrugged off suggestions that his team had clinched a series victory over New Zealand following Saturday’s win at the FNB Stadium in Soweto.
The Springboks ended more than a decade of hurt by beating the All Blacks 29-24 at the third attempt at the FNB Stadium in front of an ecstatic crowd of 85,967 to take a 2-1 series lead in the third Rugby’s Greatest Rivalry Test in Soweto on Saturday.
The Springbok Women are determined to continue with their upward movement into the upper echelons of the women’s game when they take on the Black Ferns of New Zealand in a once-off Test at FNB Stadium in Johannesburg on Saturday.