Rugby Championship

The latest news and videos from the southern hemisphere tournament involving the Springboks, All Blacks, Wallabies and Pumas

Barrett’s red card goes to judiciary

Jordie Barrett will face a disciplinary tribunal on Tuesday, charged with reckless play after being sent off during New Zealand’s Bledisloe Cup win over Australia, governing body Sanzaar said.

England coach Eddie Jones and Bok coach Rassie Erasmus

Jones: Rassie is in the wrong

England head coach Eddie Jones has urged World Rugby to take swift action against Rassie Erasmus for breaking ranks with his “famous video”.

PERTH, AUSTRALIA - SEPTEMBER 05: Damian McKenzie of the All Blacks runs for a try during the Bledisloe Cup match between the Australian Wallabies and the New Zealand All Blacks, part of The Rugby Championship, at Optus Stadium on September 05, 2021 in Perth, Australia. (Photo by James Worsfold/Getty Images)

All Blacks cut Boks’ lead as 100th Test draws closer

The All Blacks have cut South Africa’s lead at the top of the World Rugby Men’s Rankings by just over one ratings point after completing a clean sweep of Bledisloe Cup victories over Australia in Perth this past Sunday.

YOKOHAMA, JAPAN - OCTOBER 27: South Africa's Lukhanyo Am (l) with Damian de Allende after their 19-16 victory in the Rugby World Cup 2019 Semi-Final match against Wales at International Stadium Yokohama on October 27, 2019 in Yokohama, Kanagawa, Japan.

Bok midfield at the centre of attention

Damian de Allende and Lukhanyo Am have established themselves as the most lethal centre pairing in world rugby, writes Jon Cardinelli.

‘Soft’ Wallabies next up for Boks

Wallabies scrumhalf Tate McDermott has given a damning assessment of his side’s performance and form ahead of their Rugby Championship clash with the Springboks in Gold Coast on Sunday.

SBW ‘baffled’ by Cooper’s Wallabies omission

Former All Black Sonny Bill Williams says the struggling Wallabies would benefit from Quade Cooper’s playmaking talents in the wake of an ugly Bledisloe Cup clean sweep.

Red-card rule gets thumbs up from Foster, Rennie

All Blacks coach Ian Foster and his Wallabies counterpart Dave Rennie agree that the new rule allowing red-carded players to be replaced stood vindicated after Jordie Barrett was controversially sent off this past Sunday in the Bledisloe Cup finale in Perth.

Highlights: All Blacks sweep Bledisloe Series against Wallabies

New Zealand were ruthless on attack against a lacklustre Australian side in their Rugby Championship clash in Perth on Sunday.

Boks make most of extra week in Australia

Mzwandile Stick says the Springboks have settled in well and will benefit from the extra week in Australia as they prepare for their demanding Rugby Championship schedule in the next four weeks.