Wiese fired up for Bok return

Jasper Wiese is relishing his return to the Springbok fold after a three-month stint on the sidelines through injury. The bruising No 8 is set to earn his 35th Test cap when the Boks face Italy in Pretoria on Saturday, having recovered from the neck injury that kept...

Saffa starts for Japan

Japan coach Eddie Jones has named a strong, hard-running South African to shore up his youthful backline as the Brave Blossoms get ready to face Wales. South African-born Dylan Riley will start at outside centre in Saturday’s clash in Kitakyushu. READ: Razor picks a...

Razor tracing Rassie?

All Blacks coach Scott Robertson appears to be taking a page out of Rassie Erasmus’ coaching playbook as he named his match-23 to face France. Razor raised some eyebrows when he named Chiefs lock Tupou Vaa’i at No 6 ahead of Chiefs team-mate Samipeni Finau, with the...
Razor picks a Dutchman to front France

Razor picks a Dutchman to front France

All Blacks coach Scott Robertson named four uncapped players around the three Barrett brothers to face France in Dunedin on Saturday. Robertson hailed the “great story” of lock Fabian Holland, born in the Netherlands, after he was named in the matchday squad alongside...

Rewind: When France lit up Eden Park

On the 31-year anniversary of the event, relive the magic of the Try from the End of the World in 1994 when France handed the All Blacks at their Auckland fortress. That result marks New Zealand’s most recent defeat at Eden Park and they’ve since won 50 consecutive...