The Rugby Championship opens with the second New Zealand vs Australia Test in the Bledisloe Cup at Eden Park in Auckland on Saturday morning (South African time).
Argentina have named an experienced team for the opening match of their Rugby Championship campaign against the Springboks.
The Springboks’ two Rugby Championship Tests against the All Blacks look set to be shifted to Australia following confirmation that New Zealand’s borders will remain closed for international travel until 2022 at the earliest.
The wet conditions initially predicted for the Rugby Championship match between the Springboks and Argentina in Gqeberha on Saturday appear to be a thing of the past.
With 39 Test caps to his name Elton Jantjies is one of the more senior members of the Springbok team.
A handful of Springboks are in line to pass or reach significant career milestones in the Rugby Championship Test against Argentina.
The Springboks arrived in Gqeberha on Sunday with their focus set firmly on the first of two back-to-back Rugby Championship matches against Argentina.
The Springboks arrived in Nelson Mandela Bay on Sunday with their focus set firmly on the Rugby Championship against Argentina, Australia and New Zealand.
The Springboks arrived in Nelson Mandela Bay on Sunday with their focus set firmly on the Rugby Championship against Argentina, Australia and New Zealand.
The All Blacks extended their remarkable unbeaten run at Eden Park to 45 Tests on Saturday when a stellar display by Richie Mo’unga saw them down the Wallabies at their Auckland fortress.
World Rugby has confirmed the match official appointments for this weekend’s Bledisloe Cup match between New Zealand and Australia and the opening three rounds of the Rugby Championship.
The All Blacks will play back-to-back Tests against the Wallabies in Auckland and forfeit hosting Tests against Argentina after a Covid outbreak in Australia forced a revamp of the Bledisloe Cup and Rugby Championship series.
The Springboks will start the defence of their Rugby Championship title against Argentina at the Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium.
In light of the New Zealand government’s decision to suspend travel between New Zealand and Australia for eight weeks, SANZAAR is now reviewing its options for the match schedule for the Rugby Championship.
Rugby Australia has confirmed the Wallabies’ remaining domestic fixtures for 2021 which include two Tests against the Springboks.
The Springboks will make their return to the Rugby Championship with two home Tests against Argentina, before embarking on a four-match tour of Australasia.
SA Rugby Director of Rugby Rassie Erasmus has responded to an article questioning the Springboks’ status as the No 1-ranked team in the world.
NZ are hoping to co-host this year’s Rugby Championship with one of their fellow competing countries, despite SA and Australia having differing ambitions.
The Springboks will play both their ‘home’ and ‘away’ matches against the All Blacks in New Zealand during next year’s Rugby Championship.
It’s fair to say Springbok coach Jacques Nienaber hasn’t had the most challenging first year at the helm.
The recent statement released by SANZAAR regarding the future of the southern hemisphere’s Rugby Championship may have been premature.