Big Kiwi ’specimen’ backed for Bok duel
All Blacks legends Jeff Wilson and Mils Muliaina believe that Crusaders prop Tamaiti Williams’ powerful playing style is tailor-made to dominate the Springboks.
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All Blacks legends Jeff Wilson and Mils Muliaina believe that Crusaders prop Tamaiti Williams’ powerful playing style is tailor-made to dominate the Springboks.
The Springboks will assemble in Durban in May for two camps, including players from the Sharks and Vodacom Bulls, to prepare for the 2023 Test season.
The Springboks will start their 2023 season in front of a packed house at Loftus Versfeld after SA Rugby announced that all tickets for the Rugby Championship opener against Australia have been sold out.
The Springboks’ future participation in the Rugby Championship is in doubt if SA Rugby’s SANZAAR partners won’t budge on restructuring the tournament calendar.
The Springboks could begin the Test season as early as March after reports that Sanzaar bosses are in talks to restructure the Rugby Championship calendar to better align with the northern hemisphere.
The SARugbymag.co.za team backs the Sharks to snap up Ulster in Durban but predicts the Lions limping away against Glasgow in this weekend’s Vodacom United Rugby Championship action.
Cheslin Kolbe says it would be “amazing” if the Springboks were able to test themselves against some of the best countries in the world by joining the Six Nations.
Eddie Jones’ second term with the Wallabies commences at Loftus Versfeld in July when Australia’s Rugby Championship kicks off against the Springboks in Pretoria.
Australia playmaker Quade Cooper hopes to make his comeback from a long-term achilles injury in the 2023 Rugby Championship.
In celebrating the best rugby moments of 2022, DYLAN JACK looks back on Canan Moodie’s memorable Test debut in a historic victory for the Springboks in Australia.