Wallabies

Wallabies call up rookie flyhalf

Waratahs playmaker Ben Donaldson will reportedly join the Australian national squad as they prepare to face the Springboks in Adelaide on Saturday.

Wallabies haul in Fisher

The highly experienced Laurie Fisher has joined the Australian national team coaching ranks in an interim assistant role for the 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.

Quiz! Test your knowledge of Boks vs Wallabies

How well do you know the history of the rivalry between the Springboks and Wallabies? Take the SARugbymag.co.za test to find out.

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.

Classic clashes: Boks stun Wallabies in ’95 opener

With the Springboks and Wallabies over a week away from trading blows in the Rugby Championship, we rewind to the 1995 World Cup when South Africa beat defending champions Australia in Cape Town.

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.

Classic Clashes: Burke, Larkham break Bok hearts

With the Springboks and Wallabies set to lock horns next week in the Rugby Championship, rewind to 1999 when Matt Burke and Stephen Larkham combined to kick South Africa out of the World Cup.

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.