Selection under pressure is often where squad depth reveals its value. New Zealand have made several changes for Saturday’s Cape Town Test, with Dave Rennie highlighting competition for places and a group still developing after four Tests this year.
JOHANNESBURG – Siya Kolisi has cleared the final fitness hurdle and will captain the Springboks against the All Blacks at DHL Stadium on Saturday, adding another heavyweight chapter to Rugby’s Greatest Rivalry. Rassie Erasmus confirmed…
A powerful reminder from Ellis Park that territory and physical dominance mean little without clinical execution.
The All Blacks beat the Springboks 33-16, scoring five tries to one and exposing South Africa’s struggles in converting sustained pressure into points. The series now moves to Cape Town, with the Boks needing greater attacking precision and composure in the opposition 22.
Saturday’s opening Castle Double Malt Rugby’s Greatest Rivalry Test at 10bet Ellis Park promises to throw the Springboks and All Blacks straight into the furnace, with four encounters between the old foes set to turn…
Rassie Erasmus has explained the decision to leave Siya Kolisi out of the Springbok team for Saturday’s All Blacks clash. Paul de Villiers gets his first Test against New Zealand, while Damian de Allende prepares to join the elite 100-Test club. Four Tests. One rivalry. Plenty of selection intrigue.
I was nine years old in 1976 when New Zealand toured South Africa for a four-Test series during the darkest days of apartheid. I was too young to comprehend the political earthquake surrounding that tour, yet old enough to understand that something enormous was happening whenever the Springboks faced the All Blacks.
Rassie Erasmus has brushed aside claims of deliberate time-wasting ahead of the Springboks’ Rugby’s Greatest Rivalry clash with the All Blacks, while Jaco Peyper has explained exactly what the laws allow. With Siya Kolisi and Ox Nche still racing the clock, the Boks face an All Blacks side promising high-intensity, multi-phase rugby. The rivalry needs no extra heat. It brings plenty of its own.
The All Blacks smashed the Bulls 50-19 at Loftus, scoring eight tries and producing 11 line breaks. Dave Rennie says his team still needs to find another gear for the Springboks at Ellis Park. The warning bell is ringing.
The Springboks have flicked the switch into Rugby’s Greatest Rivalry mode, with Johannesburg becoming the launchpad for a four-Test heavyweight collision with New Zealand. Rassie Erasmus and his charges completed two important days of training on…
The Vodacom Bulls have loaded their backline with a dash of danger as Curwin Bosch and Thaakir Abrahams return from overseas adventures to add X-factor to Saturday’s blockbuster against the All Blacks at Loftus Versfeld….
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