Nienaber: Boks ‘charged up’ for Scots
Head coach Jacques Nienaber is excited to unleash a Springbok match-day 23 primed to kick off their World Cup title defence with victory against Scotland on Sunday.
Head coach Jacques Nienaber is excited to unleash a Springbok match-day 23 primed to kick off their World Cup title defence with victory against Scotland on Sunday.
Kurt-Lee Arendse will start in the absence of Canan Moodie as the Boks made four changes to the starting lineup for the World Cup opener against Scotland on Sunday.
Anton Lienert-Brown has replaced the injured Jordie Barrett in New Zealand’s midfield for the World Cup opener between the All Blacks and France in Paris on Friday.
Rassie Erasmus has left no stone unturned in preparation for the Springboks’ defence of the World Cup in France, SA’s director of rugby here even showing off his slick ball skills.
Assistant coach Pieter de Villiers has promised that Scotland won’t hide from the set-piece battle against the Springboks in Marseille on Sunday.
The All Blacks will win the 2023 World Cup and be crowned as champions for a record fourth time, according to an algorithm based on 10,000 simulations of the tournament.
Yoram Moefana will replace the injured centre Jonathan Danty in France’s side for this weekend’s World Cup opener with New Zealand.
Scrumhalf Grant Williams has played down the relevance of the Springboks’ mauling of the All Blacks ahead of the defending champions’ World Cup opener on Sunday.
Irish legend Paul O’Connell hopes his memories of this World Cup will be happier than his final one as a player in 2015 when Ireland once again failed to get past the quarter-finals.
Deemed surplus to requirements for France 2023 by Eddie Jones, a stalwart of Australian rugby is still holding out hope of featuring for the Wallabies at the tournament.