Wallabies

Wallabies to boot Boks at Loftus

Australia utility back Reece Hodge want to capitalise on the altitude factor in Saturday’s Rugby Championship opener between the Wallabies and Springboks at Loftus Versfeld.

GOLD COAST, AUSTRALIA - SEPTEMBER 12: Quade Cooper of the Wallabies kicks during the Rugby Championship match between the South Africa Springboks and the Australian Wallabies at Cbus Super Stadium on September 12, 2021 in Gold Coast, Australia.

Watch: Cooper, the comeback king

Australia star Quade Cooper is set to complete another chapter in his career story, with a return to international rugby when the Wallabies and Springboks clash on Saturday.

YOKOHAMA, JAPAN - NOVEMBER 02: Eddie Jones, Head Coach of England walks down the tunnel prior to the Rugby World Cup 2019 Final between England and South Africa at International Stadium Yokohama on November 02, 2019 in Yokohama, Kanagawa, Japan. (Photo by David Ramos - World Rugby/World Rugby via Getty Images)

Rassie: Eddie ‘like a box of chocolates’

SA’s director of rugby, Rassie Erasmus says Australia coach Eddie Jones “is like a box of chocolates – you never know what you are going to get”.

Dublin , Ireland - 1 November 2022; Manie Libbok during South Africa rugby squad training at UCD in Dublin.

Time for Libbok to banish ghosts of Loftus

Manie Libbok will on Saturday return to the ground where he spent so long in the shadow of Handre Pollard, with the opportunity to steal a march in the battle for the Springbok No 10 jersey, writes DYLAN JACK.

GOLD COAST, AUSTRALIA - APRIL 17: Wallabies coach Eddie Jones looks on during an Australia Wallabies training camp at Sanctuary Cove on April 17, 2023 in Gold Coast, Australia.

Eddie wants Wallabies to play ‘Aussie rugby’

Eddie Jones has outlined his desire for the Wallabies to stop being a “copycat of New Zealand” and return to the instinctive strengths of Australian rugby.

England coach Eddie Jones and Bok coach Rassie Erasmus

Rugby Champs: Boks test Eddie, spotlight on Foster

A shortened Rugby Championship starts on Saturday with southern hemisphere teams honing their game plans ahead of the showpiece World Cup in France.

epa09463218 Australia's player Rob Valetini (C) is tackled by Damien de Allende (L) of South Africa during the Rugby Championship Round 3 match between South Africa's Springboks and Australia's Wallabies at CBus Stadium, Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia, 12 September 2021.

Valetini: Wallabies ready for Bok bullies

No 8 Rob Valetini is set to resume his rivalry with Duane Vermeulen at Loftus Versfeld and says that the Wallabies are braced for a physical onslaught from the Springboks on Saturday.

epa10576482 Head coach Eddie Jones attends an Australian Wallabies training session at Sanctuary Cove on the Gold Coast, Australia 17 April 2023. E

Eddie to back Wallabies bolters against Boks?

Eddie Jones is reportedly set to include up to four Test debutants in his Wallabies matchday squad to face the Springboks in Pretoria on Saturday.

Duane Vermeulen Boks Shaun Roy:BackpagePix

Duane leads Boks, Kleyn starts

Duane Vermeulen will captain a Springbok side featuring a mix of experienced campaigners and exciting fringe players in the Rugby Championship opener against the Wallabies in Pretoria on Saturday.

Australia's lock Will Skelton (C) is tackled during the rugby union Test match between Italy and Australia on November 12, 2022 at the Artemio-Franchi stadium in Florence, Tuscany.

Bok lock stands ground against Aussie giants

Marvin Orie says the Springboks aren’t daunted by the imposing frame of giant Wallabies second rowers Will Skelton and Richie Arnold for Saturday’s Rugby Championship opener in Pretoria.