Stats show McGeechan was talking foreign
Following Ian McGeechan’s comments on the number of overseas-based players in the Springbok squad, here’s a breakdown of the number of foreign-born players in each of the world’s top 10-ranked Test teams.
McGeechan: Boks rely too much on overseas players
Former British & Irish Lions coach Sir Ian McGeechan says the Springboks are too reliant on overseas-based players and that New Zealand is ‘still the team to beat’ despite losing to Ireland and France.
NZR throws support behind under-fire Foster
New Zealand Rugby has come out in defence of under fire coach Ian Foster in the wake of the All Blacks’ successive defeats in their final two Tests of the season.
Woodward: Boks, All Blacks won’t make RWC semis
Sir Clive Woodward says northern hemisphere teams are ready to dominant Test rugby and believes the 2023 World Cup semi-final lineup will be made up of just Six Nations sides.
Boks to end 2021 top of World Rugby rankings
The Springboks will finish the year with a nearly two-point lead over the second-placed All Blacks in the World Rugby rankings.
Highlights: Fired-up France outplay All Blacks
France scored four tries in their 40-25 win against the All Blacks in Paris.
France punish wayward All Blacks
France produced one of the best performances of the season to hammer the All Blacks 40-25 in Paris on Saturday.
Kiwis crown Etzebeth World Player of the Year
A prominent New Zealand publication has singled out lock Eben Etzebeth as the “real” Test player of the year after World Rugby snubbed all Springboks and All Blacks players on its list of nominees for the official award.
Galthie’s France ‘can’t copy Ireland’ in All Blacks Test
Coach Fabien Galthie said France cannot emulate Ireland’s style of play in attempting to reproduce their rare win against the All Blacks.
Dominant Ireland stun erratic All Blacks
Ireland produced a physically dominant display to clinch a stunning nine-point win over the All Blacks in Dublin on Saturday.
