Rugby championship
Six Argentine players barred from Wallabies clash after COVID breach
The group from the Argentina team, which also included two staff, headed to Byron Bay from their Gold Coast base and were stopped when they tried to return...
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Springboks coach calls for 'colossal' effort to upset All Blacks
The world champions head into the game at Australia's Gold Coast on Saturday after three straight defeats, including an agonising last-gasp 17-16 loss to New Zealand last weekend.
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South Africa announces team to play New Zealand in Rugby Championship
The Springboks will take on New Zealand on Australia's Gold Coast on Saturday.
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Hooper admits Cooper key to Wallabies' success
The seasoned fly-half was sensationally recalled earlier this month after four years in the international wilderness, having played the last of his 70 Tests against Italy in mid-2017.
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Soul-searching for Boks ahead of 'special' 100th All Blacks showdown
Coach Jacques Nienaber said the South Africans needed to 'revisit our soul' after two disappointing losses to Australia, while scrum-half Faf de Klerk talked of finding the team's DNA.
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Boks coach laments loss during ‘worst performance in years’
Springbok Coach Jacques Nienaber described the match as the worst performance in recent years.
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Wallabies secure bonus point win over lacklustre Boks
South Africa went down 30-17 to Australia in the Rugby Championship with the Wallabies recoding back-to-back wins against the Springboks for the first time since 2015/16.
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Cooper starts again for Wallabies against Springboks
Quade Cooper, who still doesn’t have Australian citizenship, will make his 72nd international appearance for the country.
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All Blacks scrum-half Smith out of Rugby Championship
The 101-Test veteran played New Zealand's two opening Championship fixtures in Auckland but did not travel to Australia for the rest of the tournament.
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Bok centre Am wary of wounded Wallabies
Lukhanyo Am was speaking to media in a press conference ahead of South Africa’s first Test against the Wallabies on the away leg of the Rugby Championship tournament.
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Vermeulen returns for the Springboks ahead of Wallabies clash
‘Thor’, as Duane Vermeulen has become known, will run out in the No 8 jersey, meaning Jasper Wiese moves to the bench.
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Wallabies bank on Kerevi, Rodda to make impact on All Blacks
Australia head into the clash at a sell-out Optus Stadium in Perth with the Bledisloe Cup already gone, having lost the opening two games in Auckland last month - first by 33-25, and then by a record 57-22.
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Queensland to host rest of Rugby Championships - Sanzaar
New Zealand, Australia, world champions South Africa and Argentina will play four double-header Tests in front of fans between 12 September and 2 October in Brisbane, the Gold Coast and Townsville.
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Nienaber fears injured scrum-half Hendrikse could 'be in trouble'
Jaden Hendrikse had not been on the field long as a replacement in Gqeberha when he was the victim of a late tackle by forward Marcos Kremer and had to be stretchered off.
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'Bloody angry': Wallabies fume at All Blacks pulling plug
The two teams were due to play a Rugby Championship clash in Perth on August 28, but NZR chief executive Mark Robinson said the All Blacks would not leave on Sunday as planned due to uncertainty around coronavirus travel restrictions.
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SA ready to host rest of Rugby Championship after ABs cancel games - SA Rugby
The statement comes after the Springboks' fixtures against New Zealand on 25 September and 2 October in New Zealand were cancelled.
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All Blacks cancel upcoming Rugby Championship Tests
New Zealand Rugby said the three-time world champions would remain at home while the tournament's governing body SANZAAR finalises plans for its remaining matches.
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Springboks set to replace All Blacks as Rugby Championship leaders
The All Blacks top the Springboks on points difference after both secured bonus-point victories last weekend in the opening round of the annual southern hemisphere competition.
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All Blacks play down prospects of hosting Springboks centenary
The All Blacks are scheduled to play the Springboks twice in the Rugby Championship, with the first meeting in Dunedin on 25 September, the 100th Test in a rivalry dating back to 1921.
