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 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…
For the Sharks, the evening offered a hard lesson in the value of precision, depth and patience. For the All Blacks, it was a rain-soaked statement delivered with the subtlety of a wrecking ball.
Rugby’s Greatest Rivalry rolls into Durban on Tuesday evening, carrying three decades of history, a fearsome Haka and a storyline with enough bite to fill Hollywoodbets Kings Park. The Sharks face one of their biggest…
Rassie Erasmus has drafted the utility forward into his squad for the Rugby’s Greatest Rivalry series. Fourie will join the Springboks in Johannesburg on Tuesday morning ahead of the historic series, which resumes at 10bet Ellis Park on Saturday, 22 August.
Every chef dreams of serving the perfect first dish. On Friday night, Yaqeen “The Chef” Ahmed cooks on rugby’s biggest stage when the Stormers rookie lines up opposite childhood idol Beauden Barrett. The two-time World Rugby Player of the Year has already praised the young playmaker ahead of their unforgettable first meeting.
From rugby warrior to rising wizard. Deon Fourie returns after injury to face the All Blacks, while exciting young fly-half Yaqeen Ahmed is set to make his Stormers debut alongside Imad Khan. One career seeks another chapter. Another is only beginning. Could history repeat itself?
The Springboks have arrived in Argentina with several experienced campaigners returning to action. Sacha Feinberg-Mngomezulu headlines a group that includes Siya Kolisi, Eben Etzebeth and Lood de Jager as Rassie Erasmus fine tunes his squad for Saturday’s clash with Los Pumas before attention shifts to New Zealand.
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