The draw for the Men’s Rugby World Cup 2027 will take place on Wednesday, 3 December, and the format for the expanded edition with 24 teams has changed.
Andre Esterhuizen’s man-of-the-match performance in the Springboks’ historic victory over Wales in Cardiff is indicative of the transformative year the powerful centre-flanker hybrid has had in the green and gold jersey.
Springbok scrumhalf Cobus Reinach was thrilled about earning his 50th Test cap in the Boks’ big victory over Wales at the Principality Stadium in Cardiff on Saturday.
The Springboks brought the curtain down on their end-of-year tour with an emphatic, resounding victory, putting Wales to the sword with a colossal 73-0 victory courtesy of eleven tries at Principality Stadium on Saturday.
Two-time World Cup winner Mazalole Mapimpi is back as Vodacom United Rugby Championship action returns this week after a month-long international break, with the Hollywoodbets Sharks taking on Connacht in Galway, Ireland, on Saturday evening.
Rassie Erasmus takes his men into the battlefield one last time for 2025 as the Springboks aim to conclude the end-of-year tour unbeaten and with the number one world ranking intact following decisive victories over Japan, France, Italy, and Ireland, with a meeting against Wales at the Principality Stadium in Cardiff on Saturday.
Springbok scrumhalf Cobus Reinach will earn his 50th Test cap when he takes the field against Wales at the Principality Stadium in Cardiff on Saturday in a settled team named by national coach Rassie Erasmus. The starting XV for the final match of the Castle Lager Outgoing Tour – which kicks off at 17h10 (SA time)
Springbok scrum coach Daan Human played down any disruption to the camp following a mass exodus of players, saying it would not be any different from other Tests, given the team’s habit of rotating the squad.
Two-time Rugby World Cup-winning coach Rassie Erasmus will have to make do with a depleted squad heading into the final international fixture of the season.