Rugby Champs: Boks test Eddie, spotlight on Foster
A shortened Rugby Championship starts on Saturday with southern hemisphere teams honing their game plans ahead of the showpiece World Cup in France.
A shortened Rugby Championship starts on Saturday with southern hemisphere teams honing their game plans ahead of the showpiece World Cup in France.
Jean Smith will resume his role as the starting No 10 when South Africa take on Argentina in the decisive final Pool C clash in Athlone on Tuesday.
On this day in 2017, Johan Grobbelaar and Gianni Lombard each grabbed braces as the Junior Springboks scored 11 tries against Argentina in the U20 World Championship.
SA-born Duhan van der Merwe touched down while Darcy Graham scored a hat-trick as Scotland thrashed Argentina in a bad-tempered clash at Murrayfield on Saturday.
The Springboks are coming off back-to-back losses, but the SARugbymag team is convinced the world champions will respond emphatically in Italy on Saturday.
Wales returned to winning ways after surviving a nail-biting final 10 minutes to beat Argentina in Cardiff on Saturday.
Before making your picks for this weekend’s set of November Test matches, run your eyes over the teams that have been picked to play, including France against South Africa, while Wales take on Argentina.
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Michael Cheika is adamant Argentina are underdogs against Wales on Saturday despite their historic win over England last weekend.
The Springboks have not lost to France in over a decade and the SARugbymag team is convinced the world champions will extend that run in Marseille on Saturday.