Rassie: Young guns must earn Bok stripes
Rassie Erasmus says he has given Sacha Feinberg-Mngomezulu and Elrigh Louw their first starts for the Springboks with the 2027 World Cup in mind.
Watch: Rassie to reverse the Brisbane curse
Keo and Zels have got the Boks to open the Rugby Championship with their first win at the Suncorp since 2013.
Wallabies harnessing crowd power to defend ‘fortress’
Utility forward Lukhan Salakia-Loto believes the Wallabies can use the power of a sold-out Suncorp Stadium to extend their streak against the Springboks in Brisbane.
Rugby Champs using 20-min red cards
Sanzaar announced that 20-minute red cards will be among the law variations for the 2024 Rugby Championship.
Watch: Best of Boks Down Under
While Australia has been a treacherous hunting ground for the Springboks in the past, the likes of Bryan Habana and Willie le Roux have produced some brilliance Down Under.
Sold-out Suncorp awaits Boks
The Springboks are set to tackle the Wallabies in front of a sold-out crowd at Suncorp Stadium on Saturday, with fewer than 500 tickets left for the Rugby Championship opener.
Clean slate for Boks to bust Brisbane blues
Aware of their Brisbane hoodoo, the Springboks are opting not to carry historical baggage into the 2024 Rugby Championship opener against the Wallabies on Saturday.
Schmidt: ‘Impressive’ Boks get ‘lucky’
Wallabies coach Joe Schmidt said the Boks were impressive in July, but he believes the world champions “get a bit of luck” with contentious officiating decisions.
Ardie gets All Blacks captaincy
World Player of the Year Ardie Savea will take over the All Blacks captaincy in the opening Rugby Championship Tests against Argentina, as Scott Barrett has been ruled out through injury.
Boks wary of Aussie ‘graveyard’
The very best Springboks in the professional era have arrived in Brisbane as rugby royalty and left buried and tagged on a rugby tombstone, writes MARK KEOHANE.
