Rugby – Sowetan
Siya Kolisi bracketed alongside Paul de Villiers at flanker but has to come through training comfortably this week
From being 'smoked' by Francois Steyn to winning two World Cups, Kolbe looks back on the moments that made him
New Zealand overcame a tough physical challenge to outscore South Africa five tries to one and win the first Test 33-16 at Ellis Park on Saturday to go one-up in the four-match series.
‘The pressure is certainly on. It’s a massive, massive Test series and how we start is very important’
Springbok centre Damian de Allende will become the 10th player in history to earn 100 Test caps for the Springboks in the opening Test of the inaugural Rugby’s Greatest Rivalry series at Ellis Park on Saturday
Now for the real thing. The All Blacks had an easier time against the Bulls at Loftus Versfeld on Saturday night than many had hoped – and it wasn’t just because the home side was undercooked
Coach happy with physical battle, says ‘there are things on our attack we have to sort out’
A psyched-up Stormers side will have the mindset of wanting to rip off the All Blacks’ heads in order to soften them up ahead of four Tests against the Springboks, former New Zealand coach Steve Hansen says.
Springbok captain Siya Kolisi, Sacha Feinberg-Mngomezulu, Lood de Jager, Eben Etzebeth, and Morne van den Berg have been included in the 26-man squad for the tour to Argentina
Erasmus will announce the squad to travel to Argentina on Saturday, and those not travelling will return to their training base in Johannesburg to begin preparations for the All Blacks
Springbok coach takes a strategic approach to ‘give everyone a chance to stake a claim for places’
Springbok flyhalf Sacha Feinberg-Mngomezulu will be fit to return against Argentina next month
After seeing off their first three Northern Hemisphere teams 130-49, the next time the Springboks play on home soil it’ll be against the All Blacks, the only other unbeaten team in the Nations Championship.
Australia lock Josh Canham scored a hat-trick of tries in a rampant 57-10 victory over Italy on Saturday for their first Nations Championship success and a fitting farewell to coach Joe Schmidt.
France ran in six tries against a ragged Japan at the National Stadium in Tokyo on Saturday with hooker Maxime Lamothe grabbing a brace as Les Bleus rounded off their first leg of the inaugural Nations Championship with a 42-15 win.