Southern hemisphere rugby is set for a shake-up in the Tri-Nations series kicking off on Saturday
Sharks prop Jannie du Plessis is the only newcomer to the Springbok squad for the first Tri-Nations Test against New Zealand on July 25.
Talismanic captain Richie McCaw leads a raft of reinforcements named on Saturday in a 30-man All Blacks squad selected for the Tri-Nations.
Springbok flanker Schalk Burger will miss the first three of South Africa’s six Tri-Nations matches after his eight-week suspension.
New Zealand are racing against time to get ready for their Tri-Nations title defence after a scratchy start to the international season.
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/ 28 November 2008
It would be easy see the Springboks’ demolition of England as the yardstick of their first year as world champions. Easy, but wrong.
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/ 24 November 2008
Danny Cipriani says he will improve after enduring a torrid match during England’s record-breaking loss to the Boks on Saturday.
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/ 24 September 2008
Kiwi flyhalf Dan Carter was the only southern hemisphere player announced on Wednesday in the list of nominees for the IRB Player of the Year award.
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/ 14 September 2008
All Blacks assistant coach Steve Hansen has claimed an Australian television network filmed one of their closed training sessions.
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/ 13 September 2008
The New Zealand All Blacks claimed their ninth Tri-Nations title and their fourth in a row when they beat Australia 28-24 on Saturday.
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/ 12 September 2008
Springbok rugby should be at the mountaintop right now. Champions for less than a year, a case could be made for the squad being the best since 1992.
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/ 11 September 2008
The Wallabies can replenish their trophy cabinet if they can beat New Zealand and claim their first Tri-Nations in seven years on Saturday.
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/ 1 September 2008
A reward has been offered to anyone who can identify the perpetrators of a racist attack that occurred at Saturday’s Tri-Nations match, Saru says.
Winger Jongi Nokwe became the first player to score four tries in a Tri-Nations match as South Africa routed Australia 53-8 on Saturday.
Springbok coach Peter de Villiers has made two changes to his side for Saturday’s Tri-Nations Test against Australia in Johannesburg.
SA tighthead prop CJ van der Linde has been handed a four-week ban stemming from last Saturday’s Tri-Nations Test between SA and Australia in Durban.
SA have slipped to third place in the IRB rankings after their fourth defeat in five Tri-Nations matches on Saturday, when they lost to Australia.
Beleaguered Springbok coach Peter de Villiers said on Monday he would take responsibility for his team’s poor results in the Tri-Nations competition.
Australian newspapers on Monday hailed the Tri-Nations win by the Wallabies in South Africa as confirmation of the revival of Australian rugby.
Australia have beaten South Africa 27-15 to stay in the hunt for the Tri-Nations rugby title. The visitors scored three tries to the hosts’ two.
Australia beat South Africa 27-15 to end the world champions’ hopes of winning the Tri-Nations. The victory was Australia’s first in SA since 2000.
With no time to lick their wounds and the chances of Tri-Nations success now but the slimmest of chances, the Boks face the Wallabies on Saturday.
South Africa have turned their attention to the breakdown in the week building up to their Tri-Nations match against Australia in Durban on Saturday.
South Africa coach Peter de Villiers has refused to hit the panic button after his team’s drubbing by New Zealand and has made just two changes.
Veteran fullback Percy Montgomery was on Tuesday axed from the South Africa team for Saturday’s Tri-Nations match against Australia.
Last week’s rout of Argentina built confidence but the Springboks must bring their ‘A’ game to Newlands.
SA fullback Percy Montgomery will become the ninth player in history to reach the magical 100-Test mark when he faces New Zealand on Saturday.
Vice-chairperson of Parliament’s sport portfolio committee Cedric Frolick has questioned the selection of some white players in the SA rugby team.
SA coach Peter de Villiers has handed the number 15 jersey to fullback Percy Montgomery for Saturday’s clash against the All Blacks.
SA’s 63-9 rout of Argentina was a confidence booster for the Tri-nations clash with the All Blacks next weekend, said coach Peter de Villiers.
The All Blacks have called up Isaia Toeava to replace injured fullback Leon MacDonald for the South African leg of the Tri-Nations competition.
Prop Tony Woodcock scored two tries as an invigorated New Zealand beat Australia 39-10 in a Tri-Nations rugby Test on Saturday.