ICYMI: Player buzz
Catch up with some of your favourite players and what they had to say about the weekend’s rugby drama. ? ?
Watch: OMG from AWJ for WTH?!
Alun Wyn Jones was flabbergasted after the veteran lock was yellow-carded for doing nothing wrong in a historic win for Wales over the Springboks.
Etzebeth on the edge of greatness
Eben Etzebeth is set to become the seventh – and youngest – Springbok to win 100 Test caps when he returns to Cape Town for the series decider against Wales.
Watch: Wild scenes as Georgia stun Italy
Flyhalf Tedo Abzhandadze scored 20 points for Georgia in a shock 28-19 win over Italy in Batumi on Sunday, the Lelos beating a tier-one nation for the first time.
England, Wallabies licking wounds before series decider
England have seen two senior forwards ruled out of the crunch third Test against Australia due to concussion, while the Wallabies called up replacements to their injury depleted squad.
Arendse is Bok fans’ MVP!
SARugbymag.co.za readers had their say and voted Kurt-Lee Arendse as the standout Springbok on Saturday in a losing effort against Wales.
Not too shabby, Mr Ref!
Alun Wyn Jones may beg to differ but SARugbymag.co.za followers have decided that referee Angus Gardner had a decent outing in the clash between the Springboks and Wales on Saturday.
Boks: We shot ourselves in the foot
Debutant Deon Fourie and 2019 World Cup winner Warrick Gelant admitted that too many mistakes from the Springboks allowed Wales to snatch a historic win over the world champions on Saturday.
Highlights: Scots thump Los Pumas to level series
Scotland capped off a spectacular weekend for the home nations with a comfortable victory over Argentina in Salta on Saturday that secured a clean sweep of the Sanzaar heavyweights.
Knives out for under-fire Foster
Having enjoyed a week’s respite, Ian Foster’s worthiness as All Blacks coach is back under tense media and public scrutiny in New Zealand following their second Test loss to Ireland on Saturday.
