Rugby – Sowetan
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)
Ethan Hooker emerged from the thick of the Springboks’ 29-24 win over the All Blacks at Soccer City on Saturday night to learn with surprise that he’d been named man of the match
South Africa captain Siya Kolisi said there was a significance to the Springboks facing New Zealand on Saturday at the cavernous Soccer City in the sprawling Johannesburg township of Soweto, a place deeply rooted in the country’s history.
The All Blacks have made three changes for the third Test against South Africa
South Africa coach Rassie Erasmus has hit back at claims by his New Zealand counterpart Dave Rennie that the Springbok scrum is illegally 'walking around' and pushing straight to gain an advantage at the set piece that has become a key weapon for them