Expect empty seats at Ellis Park for Bok Test

CEO Rian Oberholzer says SA Rugby has hit its crowd target for Saturday’s match between the Springboks and Wallabies at Ellis Park, despite tickets still being available. The 62,000-capacity stadium will host the much-anticipated 2025 Rugby Championship opener, but...

Boks make change to bench

Jan-Hendrik Wessels has been ruled out of the Springboks’ Rugby Championship match against the Wallabies at Ellis Park on Saturday. The back-up front-rower suffered a niggle at training on Wednesday. He is replaced on the bench with Boan Venter, who made his Test...
Boks, Wallabies kick off TRC amid uncertainty

Boks, Wallabies kick off TRC amid uncertainty

The Springboks are aiming for back-to-back Rugby Championship titles for the first time, with doubts over what’s next for the Sanzaar tournament. The All Blacks will do an eight-match tour of South Africa next year, including three Tests, during the August to October...

All Blacks shift Ardie to 8

Ardie Savea starts at No 8 for the All Blacks against Argentina in Cordoba on Saturday. With regular No 8s Wallace Sititi and Luke Jacobson still injured, Savea shifts from openside flank to the base of the scrum, joining Du’Plessis Kirifi and Tupou Vaa’i in the back...