4:37 PM BST p=””> TJ Perenara says the All Blacks wont lack any motivation when they take on the Springboks. Andrew Aylett The All Blacks are done with basking in the glory of claiming a third successive Rugby Championship title, focused instead on avenging their shock loss to South Africa when the sides meet in Pretoria
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12:11 PM BST The Zimbabwe Rugby Union (ZRU) board has moved to clip the powers of Sables coach Peter De Villiers after resolving to “beef up the selection committee” that would oversee the South African’s choices for future assignments. The ZRU board met in Harare on Wednesday to reflect on the Sables’ disastrous Rugby Africa
10:31 AM BST They’re on the brink of setting more unwanted records but Wallabies flanker David Pocock has urged the struggling Australians to look beyond the black and white to ensure they take something away from another loss in South Africa. Pocock was among a select few Wallabies that stood tall in the 23-12 Port
9:03 AM BST South Africa’s focus on the defensive side of the game is starting to pay off as they prepare to close out the Rugby Championship with a Test against champions New Zealand in Pretoria on Saturday, Pieter-Steph du Toit says. The Springboks inflicted the All Blacks’ sole defeat of the competition two weeks
9:58 PM BST Greg GrowdenESPN Rugby Close After more than 30 years with The Sydney Morning Herald and Fairfax Media in Australia, Greg Growden now writes exclusively online for ESPN. Never afraid to step on toes, you can expect plenty of compelling insight from one of Australia’s most renowned writers. It’s time for a rebrand.
12:59 AM BST Wallabies coach Michael Cheika is digging in despite another Test loss leaving his side on the brink of some unwanted Rugby Championship history. Australia’s 23-12 toppling in South Africa on Sunday morning (AEST) brought the tally to eight defeats from the side’s last 10 Tests. A contest in Salta’s altitude against an
3:36 PM BST KweséESPN Staff Western Province sit alone atop the Currie Cup log after they beat the Sharks 50-28 in a at Newlands on Saturday afternoon. The Cape side scored 7 tries to the hosts’ four as they took another step towards a home semifinal with one regular-season match to play in the competition.
2:34 AM BST All Blacks coach Steve Hansen says Sonny Bill Williams has matured from the player who once would sulk over injury setbacks. The big midfield back ends three months of recovery from a shoulder injury when New Zealand face Argentina in Saturday’s Rugby Championship Test in Buenos Aires. New Zealand came in for
4:08 PM BST KweséESPN Staff Wallabies hooker Tatafu Polota-Nau will miss the Rugby Championship Test against the Springboks in Port Elizabeth on Saturday. Polota-Nau was named to start the game despite being “managed” through the week with a “hamstring niggle”, but he failed a fitness test on Friday. Folau Faingaa replaces Polota-Nau to make his
3:10 PM BST Western Province host the Sharks at Newlands in the only Currie Cup fixture this weekend, and the result may well decide which team tops the log. With the two remaining undefeated teams this season – each boasts a 4-0 record -separated at the top of the table only by points difference, KweséESPN