Classic clashes: Boks stun Wallabies in ’95 opener
With the Springboks and Wallabies over a week away from trading blows in the Rugby Championship, we rewind to the 1995 World Cup when South Africa beat defending champions Australia in Cape Town.
With the Springboks and Wallabies over a week away from trading blows in the Rugby Championship, we rewind to the 1995 World Cup when South Africa beat defending champions Australia in Cape Town.
SA Rugby magazine team go head to head to tackle this tricky issue.
The history books will be against the Springboks in two Rugby Championship Tests in Australia, with the second to be played in Sydney where they have not beaten the Wallabies in nearly 30 years.
Schalk Burger has recounted a hilarious story about his former teammate and good friend Jean de Villiers from their playing days with the Springboks.
As Bernard Foley has made his first return to the Wallabies squad since the 2019 World Cup, take a look back at when the playmaker helped Australia beat the Springboks in Eben Etzebeth’s 50th appearance.
Bernard Foley could play his first Test for the Wallabies since the 2019 World Cup after being included in a 35-man squad for the matches against the Springboks in Adelaide and Sydney.
Ox Nche will be fueled by the power of cake when he makes his return for the Springboks in the World Cup warm-up against Wales on Saturday.
With the Springboks and Wallabies set to lock horns next week in the Rugby Championship, rewind to 1999 when Matt Burke and Stephen Larkham combined to kick South Africa out of the World Cup.
Having successfully hoofed Jannie de Beer into the stands, Frans Steyn now faces the next challenger in the series to determine the most clutch Springbok goal-kicker.
The Money Man, Mark Keohane and Zelím Nel dissect the Bok loss and discuss whether Ellis Park is still a fortress for South Africa.