England referee Luke Pearce will be the man in the middle when the Springboks face Australia next weekend in the first match of the Rugby Championship. The comes after the match officials were announced by World Rugby on Friday. The Springboks will be officiated by six different referees in their Rugby Championship matches in the

Following last week’s Carling Currie Cup victory over the Fidelity ADT Lions, the Hollywoodbets Sharks are in action against the Airlink Pumas in their return leg match this Saturday in Mbombela. The bonus-point win away from home has significantly boosted team confidence, providing extra motivation for this weekend’s encounter. Captain Nick Hatton explained that the

A strong Wallabies side has been named that is set to lock horns with the Springboks, New Zealand, and Argentina in the Rugby Championship. Under new coaching following a disappointing Rugby World Cup performance, the Wallabies have announced a 36-player squad for their upcoming Rugby Championship clashes against South Africa in Brisbane and Perth. Despite

The Springboks touched down in Australia on Thursday in high spirits following an overnight flight from Johannesburg and will have the rest of the day off to recover from the long journey before resuming their on-field preparations on Friday. Springbok coach Rassie Erasmus’ 33-man squad laid a good foundation for the two-Test tour in Johannesburg

Springbok coach Rassie Erasmus said his 33-member squad were beaming with excitement for what he anticipates will be a challenging tour to Australia as they departed Down Under for the Rugby Championship late on Wednesday afternoon. The Boks will launch the 2024 edition of the southern hemisphere series against the Wallabies on successive Saturdays (10

Jan-Hendrik Wessels, who made his Test debut 10 days ago against Portugal in Bloemfontein, said it was a massive honour to be a member of Springbok coach Rassie Erasmus’ 33-man squad for the Rugby Championship and added that he relished every moment of being part of the group. The 23-year-old utility front ranker – Wessels

Springbok coach Rassie Erasmus said the focus at the Johannesburg camp was to get the players back into the swing of things after many of them had a well-deserved 10-day break.   Many key players including captain Siya Kolisi were released from camp before the Test against Portugal in Bloemfontein, and Erasmus stressed the importance

There are familiar faces returning to the All Blacks squad as they prepare to face the Springboks in two intense Test matches in the Rugby Championship next month and early September in South Africa. Former captain Sam Cane is back in the side, alongside Sevu Reece, whose absence due to injury was keenly felt by

England prop Joe Marler has expressed disbelief at the four-match ban handed to Springbok centre Andre Esterhuizen, which could potentially be reduced to three. Esterhuizen was red-carded for a head-on collision with Portugal’s Jose Lima during their Test match last Saturday. Initially shown a yellow card by Scottish referee Hollie Davidson, the decision was upgraded