Du Toit injury to open Bok door for Louw?
A space has opened up in the Springbok back row for the first of three Tests against Wales in Pretoria on Saturday after Pieter-Steph du Toit was ruled out of the match.
A space has opened up in the Springbok back row for the first of three Tests against Wales in Pretoria on Saturday after Pieter-Steph du Toit was ruled out of the match.
A 3-0 series win over Wales is crucial for the Springboks in terms of the rest of their 2022 Test season and preparation for the 2023 World Cup.
The season begins for the Springboks on Saturday when they charge into battle against Wales at Loftus Versfeld, here’s a look back at some of the memorable matches between the two great rugby nations.
Former Wales and British & Irish Lions prop Graham Price says Wayne Pivac needs to give serious consideration to leaving veteran Alun Wyn Jones out of the starting lineup for the Tests against the Springboks.
Former Wales captain Sam Warburton believes Wayne Pivac’s team can overturn the odds and beat the Springboks in the upcoming three-Test series in South Africa.
John Kirwan started a heated debate when he said that New Zealand are going into the upcoming three-Test series on home soil against Ireland as ‘underdogs’.
New Zealand’s preparations for the first Test against Ireland were thrown into disarray on Monday after head coach Ian Foster, two of his assistants and two players were forced to withdraw from training after testing positive for coronavirus.
The Springbok coaches are reportedly toying with the idea of giving Deon Fourie his debut as part of a twin-breakdown threat for the first Test of the series against Wales in Pretoria on Saturday.
New Zealand’s attempts to rattle Ireland before the first Test may backfire, with the tourists’ coach Andy Farrell saying his side have been made stronger by “backhanded compliments”.
England’s plans for a successful tour of Australia have suffered a setback after wing Jonny May returned a positive PCR test for Covid-19.