Boks v England Rugby

Eben Etzebeth and Maro Itoje. Photo by Odd Andersen and William West/AFP

WATCH: Bok star features among ‘epic hand-offs and fends in rugby’

Eben Etzebeth features among this video compilation showing some of the most brutal collisions and hand-offs from the rugby world.

Boks v England Rugby

Eben Etzebeth and Maro Itoje. Photo by Odd Andersen and William West/AFP

With a jam-packed rugby calendar in 2022, there is plenty of action to keep fans entertained on a weekly basis as various competitions are currently on the go around the globe.

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It’s always entertaining to take a look back at some of the standout rugby highlights from the past, and this video below is sure to get supporters salivating over a host of powerful hands-offs and fends.

On Tuesday, the Boks confirmed their Test rugby schedule for 2022

The Boks are scheduled to face Wales in three Test matches in the Incoming Series in July, before hosting the All Blacks and Argentina in the Rugby Championship in August and September, SA Rugby has confirmed.

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The away leg of the Rugby Championship will comprise of three Test matches – two against Australia, and one against Argentina in Buenos Aires.

Wales are set to return to South Africa for the first time since 2014 as the Boks kick off their 2022 season with three Tests against the Dragons – at Loftus Versfeld in Pretoria on Saturday 2 July, Toyota Stadium in Bloemfontein (9 July) and DHL Stadium in Cape Town (16 July).

The Boks will then launch the home leg of their Castle Lager Rugby Championship campaign three weeks later with back-to-back home Tests against the All Blacks – at Mbombela Stadium in Nelspruit on 6 August, and a week later at Emirates Airline Park in Johannesburg, on 13 August.

They will then depart for Australia for the away leg of the competition where they will meet the Wallabies on Saturday 27 August and again a week later, on 3 September (both venues to be confirmed), before their third away match against Argentina at Vélez Sarsfield in Buenos Aires on 17 September.

South Africa will conclude their Rugby Championship campaign with a home Test against Los Pumas at Kings Park in Durban on Saturday, 24 September.

THE BOKS’ CONFIRMED SCHEDULE CAN BE FOUND BELOW:

Incoming Series fixtures (kick-off times TBC):
Saturday, 2 July: Springboks v Wales – Loftus Versfeld, Pretoria
Saturday, 9 July: Springboks v Wales – Toyota Stadium, Bloemfontein
Saturday, 16 July: Springboks v Wales – DHL Stadium, Cape Town

Rugby Championship fixtures (kick-off times TBC):
Saturday, 6 August: Springboks v New Zealand – Mbombela Stadium, Nelspruit
Saturday, 13 August: Springboks v New Zealand – Emirates Airline Park, Johannesburg
Saturday, 27 August: Springboks v Australia – venue TBC
Saturday, 3 September: Springboks v Australia – venue TBC
Saturday, 17 September: Springboks v Argentina – Vélez Sarsfield, Buenos Aires
Saturday, 24 September: Springboks v Argentina – Hollywoodbets Kings Park, Durban