Rugby Championship

JOHANNESBURG, SOUTH AFRICA - AUGUST 30: Jongi Nokwe of South Africa dives over to score his fourth try of the match despite being tackled by Timana Tahu of Australia during the 2008 Tri Nations match between the South Africa Springboks and the Australian Wallabies held at Ellis Park on August 30, 2008 in Johannesburg, South Africa.

Classic Clashes: Nokwe inspires Bok blitz

With the Springboks and Wallabies a week away from trading blows in the Rugby Championship, rewind to 2008 when Jongi Nokwe inspired South Africa to an eight-try victory at Ellis Park.

Mallett: Bomb Squad must stand down

Nick Mallett says the six-two split between replacement forwards and backs was partly to blame for the loss to the All Blacks and the Springboks need to abandon the tactic in their Test matches Down Under.

JOHANNESBURG, SOUTH AFRICA - AUGUST 13: South African players having just lost during The Rugby Championship match between South Africa and New Zealand at Emirates Airline Park on August 13, 2022 in Johannesburg, South Africa. Boks disappointed after loss against All Blacks

Boks grounded for trip Down Under

The Springboks were forced to delay their departure to Australia for the away leg of the Rugby Championship following the cancellation of their flight to Sydney on Thursday evening.

EDINBURGH, SCOTLAND - NOVEMBER 03: Wallabies assistant coach Matt Taylor is seen during an Australian Rugby training session at Peffermill Sports Fields on November 03, 2021 in Edinburgh, Scotland.

Wallabies suffer coaching blow ahead of Bok battle

Rugby Australia has confirmed that defence coach Matt Taylor has stepped down from his post, one week before the Wallabies take on the Springboks in Adelaide.

Samu Kerevi of the Wallabies makes a run

Boks set sights on Sydney hoodoo

The history books will be against the Springboks in two Rugby Championship Tests in Australia, with the second to be played in Sydney where they have not beaten the Wallabies in nearly 30 years.

BRISBANE, AUSTRALIA - SEPTEMBER 10: Eben Etzebeth of the Springboks leaves the field after wrestling with Allan Alaalatoa of the Wallabies during the Rugby Championship match between the Australian Wallabies and the South Africa Springboks at Suncorp Stadium on September 10, 2016 in Brisbane, Australia.

Classic Clashes: Foley effect spoils Etzebeth’s party

As Bernard Foley has made his first return to the Wallabies squad since the 2019 World Cup, take a look back at when the playmaker helped Australia beat the Springboks in Eben Etzebeth’s 50th appearance.

JOC axed, Foley back to help Wallabies tackle Boks

Bernard Foley could play his first Test for the Wallabies since the 2019 World Cup after being included in a 35-man squad for the matches against the Springboks in Adelaide and Sydney.

Boks have ‘a mountain to climb’ Down Under

Jacques Nienaber is mindful of the Springboks’ woeful run of results in Australia, the world champions having not won an away Test against the Wallabies since 2013.

White: Bok changes helped All Blacks

Jake White is still baffled at the exclusion of prop Trevor Nyakane and hooker Malcolm Marx from the Springbok run-on XV in the defeat by the All Blacks on Saturday.