Rugby Championship

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Rookie with ‘screws loose’ backed to bully Boks

Carlo Tizzano has been backed to get under the skin of the Springboks when he makes his Wallabies debut in the Rugby Championship opener in Brisbane.

epa09463218 Australia's player Rob Valetini (C) is tackled by Damien de Allende (L) of South Africa during the Rugby Championship Round 3 match between South Africa's Springboks and Australia's Wallabies at CBus Stadium, Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia, 12 September 2021.

Poll: Which Wallabies are better than Boks?

The Wallabies have named the lineup to face the Springboks in the Rugby Championship opener, how many of the 23 do you think would be good enough to make the Bok squad?

Pumas fightback stuns All Blacks

Santiago Carreras kicked 18 points as Argentina overturned a first-half deficit to beat New Zealand in their 2024 Rugby Championship opener in Wellington on Saturday.

Wallabies back debutant to tackle Boks

Rookie flanker Carlo Tizzano will make his starting debut for the Wallabies against the Springboks in the opening match of the 2024 Rugby Championship.

All Blacks return for Jordan

Prolific All Blacks try-scorer Will Jordan and scrumhalf TJ Perenara have returned from injury for New Zealand’s Rugby Championship opener against Argentina in Wellington.

Stransky hails ‘genius’ Rassie

Joel Stransky has applauded the way that Rassie Erasmus has blooded youngsters into the Springbok setup while keeping together a core of his World Cup winners.

Ox raring for ‘unpredictable’ Wallabies

Ox Nche doesn’t expect the new scrum law variations to be a major hurdle as the Springbok loosehead takes aim at an “unpredictable” Wallabies pack in the Rugby Championship opener.

Five Boks in Campo’s Rugby Champs XV

Eben Etzebeth is one of five Springboks who have cracked the nod for David Campese’s all-time Rugby Championship XV.

Reinach: All eyes on Aus

Cobus Reinach conceded that the Springboks have previously been guilty of overlooking the Wallabies for the All Blacks, a mistake they are keen not to repeat in Brisbane on Saturday.

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.

Wallabies without Tupou for sell-out Bok clash

The Wallabies are set to be without star tighthead prop Taniela Tupou for the Rugby Championship opener against the Springboks at a sold-out Suncorp Stadium on Saturday.