Rugby Championship

Poll: Pick your Bok halfbacks!

Pick your Springbok scrumhalf and flyhalf combo to take on the All Blacks at Ellis Park.

Boks in a ‘good space’ to grapple Kiwis

Re-energised after a successful tour Down Under, Mzwandile Stick said the Springboks are mentally and physically prepared to lock horns with the All Blacks in the Republic.

(Photo by Craig Mercer/MB Media/Getty Images)

Lood cheering ‘champion’ Eben to Bok record

Lood de Jager says World Cup-winning teammate Eben Etzebeth deserves to become the most-capped Springbok as the enforcer closes in on Victor Matfield’s record.

PARIS, FRANCE - OCTOBER 28: Handre Pollard of South Africa celebrates with teammates following the team’s victory at the final whistle during the Rugby World Cup Final match between New Zealand and South Africa at Stade de France on October 28, 2023 in Paris, France.

Kiwis crown Boks as ‘favourites’

John Kirwan has led calls from New Zealand to crown the Springboks as heavy favourites for the upcoming two-Test mini-series with the All Blacks.

Rewind: When Lambie stunned the All Blacks

As the Springboks prepare to resume their rivalry against the All Blacks, rewind to when Pat Lambie slotted a 55-metre penalty to secure an epic victory at Ellis Park in 2014.

Boks recall fit-again World Cup-winning trio

Rassie Erasmus has boosted the world champions by adding Steven Kitshoff, Jaden Hendrikse and Canan Moodie to an enlarged squad for Tests against New Zealand.

All Blacks’ SA mini-tour a ‘volcanic’ appetiser

New Zealand’s upcoming back-to-back Tests against the Springboks in South Africa is a “red-hot” taste of the epic tours that will resume in 2026 between the old rivals.

TOWNSVILLE, AUSTRALIA - SEPTEMBER 25: Taniela Tupou of the Wallabies looks on during The Rugby Championship match between the Australian Wallabies and Argentina Pumas at QCB Stadium on September 25, 2021 in Townsville, Australia.

Injury-hit Wallabies get Tupou boost

Taniela Tupou has returned to the Wallabies squad as Joe Schmidt has been forced to call up three more uncapped players for the two Rugby Championship Tests in Argentina.

Oz boss shocked by uncontested scrums

Joe Schmidt says Saturday’s defeat to the Springboks in Perth is one of the “most bizarre” games he has ever coached in, after the Wallabies lost their props to concussion, with the game reduced to uncontested scrums as a result.

Read: All Blacks must boss Boks

Former skipper Kieran Read says New Zealand has to dominate the physical battle to beat the world champion Springboks in back-to-back showdowns in the Republic.