Apparently everyone is a scrum coach now. Daan Human has noticed. “It looks like every second guy is becoming a scrum coach now.” Then came the serious bit: “If you say we’re walking around, then we’ve been walking around for the past six years.”
The Boks’ scrum war has officially become rugby’s favourite courtroom drama.
Rugby’s Greatest Rivalry is about to take an extraordinary detour: from the cauldron of Soweto to a 12-hour flight across the Atlantic, with the Springboks and All Blacks travelling together towards an American showdown. Springbok…
Kurt-Lee Arendse is back in the Springbok starting XV for Saturday’s third Test against the All Blacks at FNB Stadium. His return is one of the most intriguing selection calls in Rassie Erasmus’ latest team. Arendse was unlucky to miss the Cape Town Test after Cheslin Kolbe recovered from injury. Now the roles have shifted: Kolbe moves to fullback following Damian Willemse’s injury, while Arendse returns to the wing.
Sir John Kirwan believes the second Rugby Greatest Rivalry Test will be decided by critical moments, tactical execution and the ability to impose a game plan early. His warning to anyone buying into the Springbok underdog narrative? “Never believe Rassie.”
The Springboks’ must-win Cape Town Test has been hit by a fresh injury cloud. Handré Pollard is reportedly set to miss Saturday’s clash with the All Blacks because of a calf injury. Sacha Feinberg-Mngomezulu or Manie Libbok could take over at flyhalf as the Boks attempt to recover from their 33-16 Ellis Park defeat.
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.
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…
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.
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