Boks to play 15 Tests, Baabaas in 2025
The world champion Springboks are looking to add two more Tests to their 2025 schedule and will also face the Barbarians in June.
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The world champion Springboks are looking to add two more Tests to their 2025 schedule and will also face the Barbarians in June.
Head coach Steve Borthwick has dropped Marcus Smith from the England starting XV for Sunday’s Six Nations clash against Italy at Twickenham.
Scotland have called up a trio of players for Saturday’s Six Nations clash against Wales while Luke Crosbie and Jack Mann have been ruled out by injury.
The world champion Springboks will reportedly face the All Blacks in four Tests next year for the first time since 1996.
Lock George Martin has been ruled out of England’s final two Six Nations matches with knee and shoulder problems.
The Springboks will face Australia in Johannesburg and Cape Town in the Rugby Championship as SA Rugby locks in the world champions’ home Test venues for 2025.
Antoine Dupont is already looking ahead to France’s likely Six Nations decider with Ireland after Les Bleus ran in a record 11 tries in Sunday’s crushing win over Italy.
Steve Borthwick defended England’s tactics after they just did enough to regain the Calcutta Cup win over Scotland that kept them in the hunt for the Six Nations title.
Captain Antoine Dupont scored a brace of tries as France battered Italy in Rome on Sunday.
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