Rugby championship
Mo'unga replaces Beauden Barrett as All Blacks change four
New Zealand relegated fly-half Beauden Barrett to the bench for a Rugby Championship clash with South Africa on Saturday as they seek to end a disastrous run of...
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Hooker Dweba replaces injured Mbonambi for Springboks
Announcing the change on Wednesday, Springboks coach Jacques Nienaber said "Joseph has been working hard at training and waiting patiently for his chance".
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Cane insists All Blacks can sidestep fourth straight loss
The All Blacks are enduring some of their worst results in the professional era after losing five of their last six Test matches dating back to November.
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'The job is not done yet': Kolisi not getting carried away with All Blacks win
The Springboks produced their most dominant performance against the All Blacks in recent memory to record their first victory against the visitors on home soil in eight years.
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Man of the Match Malcolm Marx was phenomenal in his 50th Test match
Marx was a constant thorn in the New Zealander’s side effecting crucial turnovers and tackles to thwart the opposition.
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Boks outplay the All Blacks in Mbombela
The Springboks have convincingly beaten the All Blacks in Mbombela 26-10. The All Blacks were never in the game, basically on the backfoot – making basic mistakes and struggling under the high ball. Pollard added to the visitors’ agony with a penalty in the last ten minutes.
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Wallabies captain Hooper pulls out of Pumas Test for 'mindset' reasons
Veteran flanker Hooper will fly home from Mendoza after telling Wallabies teammates he lacks the necessary 'mindset' to play for his country, let alone lead them, in Saturday's Test.
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Pumas' Cheika expecting forward battle against Australia
Argentina's Australian coach Michael Cheika is expecting a tough battle up front in the Pumas' Rugby Championship opener against the Wallabies in Mendoza on Saturday.
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Foster fights for survival as Nienaber tries to silence critics
New Zealand coach Ian Foster is fighting to save his job while South African counterpart Jacques Nienaber is battling to silence critics ahead of a Rugby Championship showdown between the arch foes on Saturday.
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Marx set for 50th Bok match, De Klerk returns against All Blacks
The world champions will be up against an All Blacks squad desperate to avoid losing three games in a row.
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Steyn and Vermeulen return to Springboks' Rugby Championship squad
The experienced duo of Duane Vermeulen and Frans Steyn have been called back to their national team after missing out on the 3-match series against Wales due to injuries.
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Rugby Championship abandons home and away format
The Rugby Championship organisers have wound the clock back and adopted a mini-tour format for at least the next three years saying it will restore 'rugby's traditional touring values'.
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Argentina rugby coach Ledesma quits, says 'end of cycle'
Ledesma, who took charge in 2018, called it quits after poor results including a 53-7 defeat to Ireland in their last game.
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2021’s biggest moments in sports: Racism, mental health and smashing records
Despite the coronavirus and the restrictions that came with it, sport continued in 2021. It delivered its thrills and spills and served to take our minds off the fact that life was happening under some very strange circumstances.
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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 across the state border into Queensland on Wednesday.
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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.
