Ratings: Kolbe shines, De Klerk struggles
The All Blacks outsmarted the Springboks to record a 23-13 win in their opening World Cup clash. JOHN GOLIATH rates the Boks following another fierce Test between the two teams.
The All Blacks outsmarted the Springboks to record a 23-13 win in their opening World Cup clash. JOHN GOLIATH rates the Boks following another fierce Test between the two teams.
JON CARDINELLI reflects on a week of wrong turns, wrong stadiums and the fan experience on the opening weekend of the World Cup in Japan.
The All Blacks punished the Springboks on the counter-attack and in the air to claim a 23-13 win in the Pool B opener on Saturday, writes JON CARDINELLI at the Yokohama Stadium.
Cheslin Kolbe starred in Yokohama, but his efforts were largely in vain as the Boks were ultimately outsmarted by the opportunistic All Blacks in Saturday’s World Cup opener, writes CRAIG LEWIS.
The Springboks will benefit from a strong leadership core at the World Cup, writes former captain JEAN DE VILLIERS.
There are several signs pointing to another successful Springbok World Cup campaign, writes SIMNIKIWE XABANISA.
The Springboks have embraced the magic as well as the mayhem during an eventful buildup to their World Cup opener, writes JON CARDINELLI in Tokyo.
Players and supporters need to familiarise themselves with World Rugby’s foul play rules, writes former Springbok STEFAN TERBLANCHE.
If any team can beat the All Blacks, it’s the Springboks. And with the energy surrounding the Boks and, conversely the questions surrounding 2019’s All Blacks, it seems like this will be the case, writes JAMES DALTON.
Welcome to the Rugby World Cup in the Land of the Rising Sun, where baby oil could be a key ingredient in lifting the William Webb Ellis trophy, writes JOHN GOLIATH.