Category: RUGBY
Valetini out, White starts final Test
Taniela Tupou will make his long-awaited return for the Wallabies in the third and final Test against the British & Irish Lions, while veteran scrumhalf Nic White will sign off
Read MoreWallaby White hangs up his boots
Veteran Wallabies scrumhalf Nic White announced his retirement Thursday, with the 35-year-old saying it was the right time to pass the baton to a younger generation. White, who made his
Read MorePead ticks all the boxes
Rudy Paige expects to see Haashim Pead in a Springbok jersey “sooner rather than later”. The former Bok scrumhalf praised the Junior Boks No 9 following his Player of the
Read MoreScrum doc hopes All Blacks ‘give it’ to Boks
Former All Blacks scrum guru Mike Cron hopes Scott Robertson’s side can put the Springboks “in their place” when the teams clash in the Rugby Championship. The top two sides
Read MoreKing Carlos hails Tonyball’s Bok impact
Carlos Spencer has lauded former teammate Tony Brown’s influence on the Springboks while admitting New Zealand rugby misses South African sides in Super Rugby. Brown, a former All Blacks flyhalf
Read MoreGutted Garry’s Lions Test dream shattered
The British & Irish Lions will be without Garry Ringrose for Saturday’s final Test against Australia in Sydney, ending the centre’s dream of becoming a Test Lion. READ: Rassie weighs
Read MoreDuhan set for another snub?
Duhan van der Merwe’s British & Irish Lions Test hopes look all but over, despite impressive stats on paper. The Lions wrap up their Australian tour with a dead-rubber Test
Read MoreWallabies legends to coach Manie
Springbok flyhalf Manie Libbok is set to work under two of Australia’s greatest halfbacks, with Will Genia and Quade Cooper confirmed as part of the revamped coaching team at Hanazono
Read MoreBok legend: Juan Smith
Filling the boots of Springbok legend Andre Venter was never going to be an easy task, and many thought it wouldn’t happen. But in the early 2000’s, Juan Smith emerged
Read MoreRassie weighs in on cleanout controversy
Springbok coach Rassie Erasmus has given his take on the cleanout that helped the British & Irish Lions seal a dramatic series-clinching win against the Wallabies in Melbourne. The incident
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