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Cooper gets Wallabies recall

Wallabies coach Dave Rennie has named Quade Cooper at flyhalf while also handing a Test debut to a loose forward in their Rugby Championship opener against Argentina on Saturday.

Argentina without key playmaker for Wallabies clash

Coach Michael Cheika has made nine changes to Argentina as they prepare to host Australia in the Rugby Championship clash in Mendoza on Saturday.

New Zealand's head coach Ian Foster (L) talks with his South African counterpart Jacques Nienaber after the Rugby Championship match at Cbus Super Stadium in Gold Coast on October 2, 2021. - -- IMAGE RESTRICTED TO EDITORIAL USE - STRICTLY NO COMMERCIAL USE -- (Photo by Patrick HAMILTON / AFP) / -- IMAGE RESTRICTED TO EDITORIAL USE - STRICTLY NO COMMERCIAL USE --

Foster fights for survival as Nienaber tries to silence critics

New Zealand coach Ian Foster is fighting to save his job while South African counterpart Jacques Nienaber battles to silence critics ahead of a Rugby Championship showdown between the arch foes on Saturday.

The SA Schools and SA Schools A teams after their match in Green Point

SA U18 teams to tackle France, England in Paarl

Two South African U18 sides, consisting of 26 players each, have been named to take on their age-group counterparts from France and England in a four-team international series in Paarl later this month.

epa09501264 Springboks player Lukhanyo Am in action during Round 6 of the Rugby Championship match between South Africa's Springboks and New Zealand's All Blacks at CBus Stadiumon on the Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia, 02 October 2021. EPA/DAVE HUNT AUSTRALIA AND NEW ZEALAND OUT

Stats and facts: The numbers behind the Boks vs All Blacks

Get all the important numbers that matter provided by Opta for the Rugby Championship opener between the Springboks and All Blacks in Mbombela on Saturday.

WELLINGTON, NEW ZEALAND - JULY 16: Head coach of the All Blacks Ian Foster looks on following the International Test match between the New Zealand All Blacks and Ireland at Sky Stadium on July 16, 2022 in Wellington, New Zealand.

Nienaber: Every coach is ‘two poor games away from being fired’

Springbok coach Jacques Nienaber has ramped up the pressure on opposite number Ian Foster in the buildup to a two-Test series against the All Blacks.

Wounded All Blacks desperate to bounce back

The All Blacks will be desperate to bounce back to prove their critics wrong when they go behind enemy lines to face world champions South Africa on Saturday.

Donald calls for All Blacks to target ‘erratic’ Faf

New Zealand’s 2011 World Cup hero, Stephen Donald believes the Springbok halfbacks are vulnerable, questioning the consistency of Faf de Klerk and the form of Handre Pollard.

Coetzee, Grobbelaar named Bulls’ best

The Vodacom Bulls awards evening belonged to captain Marcell Coetzee and lively hooker Johan Grobbelaar, the big winners at the ceremony alongside promising junior player Tiaan Lange.

Kurt-Lee Arendse of South Africa is tackled by Alex Cuthbert of Wales during the 2022 Castle Lager Incoming Series match between South Africa and Wales held at Toyota Stadium in Bloemfontein, South Africa on 09 July 2022 ©Shaun Roy/BackpagePix

High-flying Arendse ready for take off

Kurt-Lee Arendse made a big impression on his Test debut, and the Springbok flyer is determined to make the most of the offered big-stage clash with the All Blacks in Nelspruit on Saturday.