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Captain Siya Kolisi and Pieter-Steph du Toit have been ruled out injured from playing for South Africa against Australia in the Rugby Championship this weekend. Beside the back-rowers, both wingers from the 38-22 loss to the Wallabies last Saturday at Ellis Park were also out.
South Africa's director of rugby Rassie Erasmus named a much-changed starting XV for the second Rugby Championship Test against Australia in Cape Town on Saturday, with only five of the starters from Ellis Park returning.
South Africa's Springboks are set to host Australia in the opening match of the Rugby Championship at Ellis Park in Johannesburg this Saturday. The Wallabies arrive in Johannesburg following a three-test series against the British and Irish Lions,
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Erasmus makes 10 changes to Springboks lineup after shocking Rugby Championship loss to Australia
South Africa coach Rassie Erasmus has made 10 changes to his starting lineup for Saturday's second test against Australia as the Rugby World Cup champions aim to bounce back from a shocking 38-22 home loss to the Wallabies.
New Zealand coach Scott Robertson says the All Blacks will not alter their approach to playing South Africa in light of the Springboks' surprise capitulation to Australia at Ellis Park. South Africa's 38-22 loss at their Johannesburg stronghold stunned the rugby world while putting their Rugby Championship defence on shaky ground before a potentially decisive,
The match will be a replay of the famous ‘Miracle of Brighton’, when Eddie Jones ’ Japan side beat the Springboks 34-32 in the 2015 Rugby World Cup, in one of international rugby’s biggest upsets and a first-ever South African defeat to a Tier 2 side.
Australia has toppled South Africa at Ellis Park for the first time in 62 years with a sensational 38-22 comeback win from 22-0 down in the Rugby Championship opener.
Australia will be without influential captain Harry Wilson for the second Rugby Championship test against South Africa on Saturday, but welcome back Rob Valetini to the number eight position for the clash in Cape Town.
South Africa's Springboks will kick off their Rugby Championship defence with a clash against the somewhat resurgent Australia at Ellis Park in Johannesburg on Saturday.
Fraser McReight has been unveiled as the Wallabies’ 91st Test captain, after Harry Wilson was ruled out of the second Test against South Africa in Cape Town this weekend.
Rugby Africa president Herbert Mensah welcomed the decision this week to expand the 2027 Rugby World Cup in Australia from 20 teams to 24. That could mean Africa receiving a second extra ...
The Wallabies were the toast of rugby last weekend. And rightly so. They exposed the Springboks badly in the fortress of Ellis Park.