Test Rugby

Eight Springbok stats and facts

For Saturday's Rugby Championship match against the Wallabies at Loftus.

Boks seek backline boost

The selection of Pat Lambie and Morné Steyn in the Springboks’ starting lineup highlights a desperate need for experience and leadership in the backline, writes CRAIG LEWIS in Johannesburg.

As the post-Richie McCaw World Cup-winning All Blacks aim for a fifth successive 2016 Rugby Championship win against the Pumas in Buenos Aires, there is no keeping New Zealand's greatest ever player off the front pages.

Pat ‘oozing confidence’

Pat Lambie has been ‘oozing confidence’ at training and his selection at fullback is not a gamble, according to Allister Coetzee. CRAIG LEWIS reports in Johannesburg.

Lambie at 15 for Boks

Springbok coach Allister Coetzee has opted to start Rudy Paige and Morné Steyn in the halfbacks and Pat Lambie at fullback against Australia on Saturday.

‘Paige, Steyn suit Bok plan’

Allister Coetzee says the decision to start Rudy Paige and Morné Steyn at halfback against the Wallabies was precipitated by their familiarity with the Loftus conditions and the way the Boks want to play, writes CRAIG LEWIS in Johannesburg.

Boks must kick into gear

The Springboks’ kick execution has to be vastly improved if they hope to end a three-match losing streak in this Saturday’s Test against the Wallabies at Loftus, writes CRAIG LEWIS in Johannesburg.

Pumas must play percentages

The Pumas need to produce a more pragmatic approach if they are to remain competitive against the All Blacks for the full 80 minutes in Buenos Aires, writes CRAIG LEWIS.