All Blacks’ plan B: Three-Test series vs Springboks
Reports from New Zealand suggest the All Blacks could play a three-Test series against the Springboks if the Rugby Championship does not go ahead as planned.
Reports from New Zealand suggest the All Blacks could play a three-Test series against the Springboks if the Rugby Championship does not go ahead as planned.
Rugby Australia has announced that Wallabies coach Dave Rennie will be allowed to select two overseas-based players this season even if they do not qualify under the ‘Giteau Law’.
Speculation has mounted that Australia rather than New Zealand could be set to host the Rugby Championship with a decision over the tournament to be made soon.
Sale Sharks director of rugby Steve Diamond has confirmed that the club’s South African contingent will join a pre-season Springbok camp to prepare for international action.
Injuries suffered by both Lood de Jager and Eben Etzebeth over the weekend could force Springbok coach Jacques Nienaber to blood a new second-row combination, writes DYLAN JACK.
Chiefs lock Tupou Vaa’i recently became the first player born in the 2000s to be called up to the All Blacks squad. Check out the emotional moment when he told his overjoyed family the exciting news.
Will Jordan, Caleb Clarke and Hoskins Sotutu are three of seven uncapped players who have been included in the All Blacks’ 35-man squad for the Rugby Championship.
The Springboks would have faced the All Blacks at Eden Park in the Rugby Championship today. Look back at highlights from the recent encounters between the great rivals.
Plans to stage the Rugby Championship in New Zealand later this year could again come under revision after Argentina confirmed that several players tested positive for Covid-19.
Crusaders scrumhalf Bryn Hall and Blues forwards James Parsons and Tony Lamborn share their thoughts on why the All Blacks need the Springboks in the Rugby Championship – because there is ‘no better Test match to watch’.