Rugby Championship

Bok backups get chance to prove World Cup worth in ‘semi-final’

Coach Jacques Nienaber has aimed to balance giving opportunites to players in the wider Springbok squad, while also targeting a win in the crucial Test against Argentina.

Louw, Esterhuizen recalled to front Argentina

Elrigh Louw and Andre Esterhuizen have been recalled to the Springboks’ match-day squad, with Duane Vermeulen dropped, for the Rugby Championship clash with Argentina on Saturday.

Jasper Wiese in action for Springboks Photo by Richard Huggard/Gallo Images/Getty Images

By the numbers: Boks dominant against Pumas

Get all the important numbers that matter provided by Opta for the Rugby Championship between Argentina and the Springboks in Buenos Aires on Saturday.

All Blacks muscle up for Wallabies clash

Brodie Retallick will begin his first game for New Zealand since fracturing a cheekbone, in one of two All Blacks changes announced for the midweek Rugby Championship clash with Australia.

Bernard Foley celebrates beating the Springboks in 2016

Wallabies make surprise call at 10 against All Blacks

Veteran flyhalf Bernard Foley will start a Wallabies Test for the first time since the 2019 World Cup after getting the nod among eight changes to face the All Blacks on Thursday.

(L-R) Siya Kolisi, Steven Kitshoff, Bongi Mbonambi, Frans Malherbe, Eben Etzebeth of South Africa during the Third Test of the 2021 British and Irish Lions Rugby Tour between South Africa and BI Lions at Cape Town Stadium on 07 August 2021 ©BackpagePix

Bongi boosts Boks in Buenos Aires

Bongi Mbonambi has joined the Springboks in Buenos Aires on Monday after completing the initial stages of his recovery from the knee injury that has sidelined him since the second round of the Rugby Championship.

CAPE TOWN, SOUTH AFRICA - JULY 16: Damian Willemse and Elton Jantjies during the 3rd Castle Lager Incoming Series test match between South Africa and Wales at DHL Stadium on July 16, 2022 in Cape Town, South Africa.

Willemse to stay at 10, Boks consider Jantjies saga ‘dealt with’

Damian Willemse will start at flyhalf for the Springboks who say they remain focused despite Elton Jantjies’ early exit from the tour to Argentina.

Creevy returns as Argentina target historic Rugby Champs title

Michael Cheika has revealed Argentina’s squad for the final two Tests of the Rugby Championship against the Springboks, featuring the return of a veteran forward.

Beale back for Bledisloe Cup

Veteran back Kurtley Beale was named on Thursday in the Wallabies squad for two Rugby Championship clashes with New Zealand, but towering lock Rory Arnold was omitted for family reasons.