Rugby – Sowetan

Australia held on with 11 men in a dramatic finish to beat a second-string South Africa outfit 42-38 at Perth Stadium on Sunday and extend their unbeaten run to five games since new coach Les Kiss took over.

A Zoe Harrison intercept try after the fulltime siren snatched a gripping 26-19 win for world champion England against archrival New Zealand in WXV women’s rugby at Twickenham on Saturday.

Flyhalf Chris Smith booted the Lions to a 27-19 victory over defending champions Leinster in their URC opener at Ellis Park on Saturday afternoon.

Springbok scrumhalf Herschel Jantjies is relishing the opportunity of his return to the national team

Jasper Wiese to earn 50th Test cap from the bench in Perth, while Handré Pollard is back from injury

Coach and captain emphasise need to adapt for fresh Australian threat

Team set sights on Wallabies after gruelling travel and tough tests

Springbok coach Rassie Erasmus reiterated the team’s motivation in the wake of a 43-28 victory over New Zealand to claim the inaugural Rugby’s Greatest Rivalry title in Baltimore

The Springboks beat New Zealand 43-28 in Baltimore to win the four-Test series 3-1,

South Africa produced a devastating second-half display to beat New Zealand 43-28 in the final fourth Test in Baltimore on Saturday and clinch their first series against the All Blacks in 50 years

Griquas staged a stirring second-half comeback to successfully defend their Carling Currie Cup title with a hard-fought 23-16 victory over the Pumas in a tense final at Suzuki Stadium in Kimberley on Saturday.

The Springboks are banking on creative flyhalf Sacha Feinberg-Mngomezulu to carve open the All Blacks during the opening exchanges of what promises to be a brutal battle in the US city of Baltimore on Saturday, coach Rassie Erasmus says.

An enormous collective effort will be required from the Springboks if they are to succeed in burying the All Blacks in the fourth and final Test of Rugby’s Greatest Rivalry series in Baltimore on Saturday, loose forward Cameron Hanekom says

A wounded All Black rugby side must find the balance between competing in the air and doing the job on the ground if they want to turn their fortunes around in Baltimore on Saturday, lock Sam Darry says

Springbok coach Rassie Erasmus has made one injury-forced change and switched his scrumhalves around for the fourth and final Test against the All Blacks in Baltimore on Saturday (11pm SA time)