All Blacks without veteran enforcer for SA tour
New Zealand will be without the services of lock Patrick Tuipulotu and playmaker Stephan Perofeta as the All Blacks named a 36-player squad for the two Rugby Championship Tests against the Springboks.
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New Zealand will be without the services of lock Patrick Tuipulotu and playmaker Stephan Perofeta as the All Blacks named a 36-player squad for the two Rugby Championship Tests against the Springboks.
Jake White says a changing of the World Cup-winning guard will put Rassie Erasmus’ man-management skills through an “extreme” test as the Springboks target a three-peat in Australia in 2027.
As the All Blacks prepare to travel to the Republic for a big showdown with the Springboks, Rassie has got the world champions primed to cut down their arch rivals.
Rassie Erasmus has shed light on the inclusion of lock Nicolaas Janse van Rensburg in the Springbok squad for back-to-back clashes against the All Blacks in the Republic.
Rassie Erasmus has boosted the world champions by adding Steven Kitshoff, Jaden Hendrikse and Canan Moodie to an enlarged squad for Tests against New Zealand.
Khutha Mchunu is inspired by fellow Vodacom Bulls front-row bruisers Jan-Hendrik Wessels and Gerhard Steenekamp to step up and pack down in the Test arena.
Schalk Burger says that matchday squads may have to get bigger if Test matches keep seeing a repeat of the circumstances that led to scrums between the Springboks and Wallabies being uncontested in Perth.
New Zealand’s upcoming back-to-back Tests against the Springboks in South Africa is a “red-hot” taste of the epic tours that will resume in 2026 between the old rivals.
Lukhanyo Am displays some excellent ‘keepie uppie’ control at a wet and slippery Optus Stadium in the Rugby Championship against the Wallabies.
Pieter-Steph du Toit chalked up another colossal outing as the two-time World Cup winner showed his quality at blindside flanker for the Springboks Down Under.