Junior Boks open U20 Rugby Champs against All Blacks
Sanzaar has announced the match schedule and venue for the inaugural U20 Rugby Championship in Australia in May.
Sanzaar has announced the match schedule and venue for the inaugural U20 Rugby Championship in Australia in May.
The Springboks’ position as the number one Test team has been strengthened after Ireland’s shock defeat to England, while Italy’s historic win in Rome has lifted the Azzurri to a best-ever position in World Rugby’s rankings.
The Springboks will line up against the Wallabies in back-to-back Rugby Championship matches in Brisbane and Perth in August, adding to an exciting 2024 campaign.
Former Wallabies playmaker Kurtley Beale was found not guilty on Friday of sexually assaulting a woman at a Sydney pub, ending a trial that put his rugby career on ice.
Joe Schmidt will get his reign as Wallabies coach underway against Wales in Sydney, with Australia also hosting the world champion Springboks twice this year.
Rugby Australia has already confirmed the nominees for their upcoming annual award ceremony to be hosted on Wednesday in Sydney. The major awards event celebrates the achievements of different playmakers in the country’s rugby for the last 12 months.
Former Wallabies fullback Greg Martin has slammed the decision to appoint another New Zealander in Joe Schmidt as head coach over an Australian.
Ireland coach Andy Farrell has been officially confirmed as the head coach of the British & Irish Lions for the 2025 tour of Australia.
Australia produced a masterclass of playoff rugby to bundle the Blitzboks out of the Cape Town Sevens in the quarter-finals on Sunday morning.
Defending champions the Blitzboks scored two tries in each half to see off Australia and progress to the semi-finals of the Dubai Sevens on Sunday.