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The Boks need to stick their strengths and deliver an accurate performance in all areas of their game for the full 80 minutes as they attempt to bounce back strongly against the All Blacks, according to Ox Nche.
The Lions have named an unchanged match 23 to face Welsh side Scarlets for their second-round fixture of the Vodacom United Rugby Championship in Llanelli on Friday.
Castres lock Ryno Pieterse has been handed a 12-week suspension for his ferocious tackle last month against Bordeaux-Begles in the Top 14.
All Blacks coach Ian Foster has tweaked his backline for Saturday’s Rugby Championship Test against South Africa after his wings struggled under the high ball this past weekend.
As a new European season dawns, SA Rugby magazine pinpoints four overseas-based South African players who could stake a claim for higher honours.
Flyhalf Handre Pollard says the aerial contest is an area of the game in which the Boks feel they are the “best in the world”.
South Africa director of rugby Rassie Erasmus says the Springboks won’t be complaining about the criticism received following recent defeats.
All Blacks great John Kirwan disagrees with Springbok captain Siya Kolisi about what makes up South Africa’s rugby DNA.
Rugby Championship organisers have reportedly ordered players and staff to isolate in their hotels amid a Covid-19 outbreak in Brisbane, but teams can continue training ahead of the final matches in the competition.
Loosehead prop Ox Nche has been brought into the Springboks’ starting lineup for Saturday’s rematch against the All Blacks, but Cheslin Kolbe remains unavailable.
