Rugby Championship

Veteran wing gets Argentina recall for Wallabies rematch

34-year-old wing Juan Imhoff has been recalled in one of four changes to Argentina’s starting lineup for the second Test against Australia in San Juan on Saturday.

Desperate All Blacks turn to Richie

All Blacks flyhalf Richie Mo’unga gets his first start of 2022 with tighthead prop Fletcher Newell set to make his Test debut against the Springboks on Saturday.

JOHANNESBURG, SOUTH AFRICA - OCTOBER 05: Referee Nigel Owens, signals for the end of the match as both teams are exhausted at the final whistle during the Rugby Championship match between South Africa Springboks and the New Zealand All Blacks at Ellis Park on October 5, 2013 in Johannesburg, South Africa.

All Blacks great recalls Ellis Park ‘maniacs’

Kieran Read and Bryan Habana have looked back on one of the best Test matches of their careers when the Springboks and All Blacks played in a 65-point thriller in Johannesburg.

South Africa's Steven Kitshoff warms up ahead of the first rugby union Test match between South Africa and the British and Irish Lions at The Cape Town Stadium in Cape Town on July 24, 2021. (Photo by Rodger BOSCH / AFP)

Kitshoff to show All Blacks who’s boss

Loosehead prop Steven Kitshoff says the Springbok pack is fired up to completely dominate the All Blacks when the heavyweights trade blows at Ellis Park on Saturday.

South Africa's Willie le Roux (R) celebrate with teammates after scoring a try during the Rugby Championship international rugby match between South Africa and New Zealand at the Mbombela Stadium in Mbombela on August 6, 2022.

Gold: Boks smell blood, targeting ‘knockout punch’

The Springboks will be hungry to go for the rare opportunity to land a knockout blow against the All Blacks at Ellis Park on Saturday, according to former assistant coach Gary Gold.

epa10109104 New Zealand players huddle after losing the Rugby Championships match between the Springboks and the All Blacks in Mbombela, South Africa, 06 August 2022

Boks ‘treated All Blacks like their bitch’

Controversial New Zealand talk show host Martin Devlin says the All Blacks have no chance of winning the 2023 Rugby World Cup after they were dominated by the Springboks in Nelspruit.

Watch: Why Kriel got the nod at wing

Springbok coach Jacques Nienaber explains his team selections for Saturday’s second Rugby Championship Test against the All Blacks.

Wallabies debutants Hunter Paisami and Filipo Daugunu

Wallabies injury crisis deepens for Pumas rematch

Fresh from losing Quade Cooper to a season-ending injury, the Wallabies camp has been struck with another key player ruled out of the clash with Argentina in San Juan on Saturday.

Big Joe gets Bok start after Mbonambi withdraws

Springbok hooker Joseph Dweba will start Saturday’s Rugby Championship clash with New Zealand at Ellis Park after Bongi Mbonambi withdrew from the team due to a knock in training.

Cane: Plenty for the All Blacks to play for at Ellis Park

New Zealand captain Sam Cane insists the All Blacks can cope with the pressure of facing South Africa in Johannesburg on Saturday as the visitors seek to sidestep a fourth straight defeat this year.