Test Rugby

PARIS, FRANCE - OCTOBER 28: Sam Cane of New Zealand looks dejected with his runners up medal following the team's defeat during the Rugby World Cup Final match between New Zealand and South Africa at Stade de France on October 28, 2023 in Paris, France.

Cane hangs up All Blacks jersey

Sam Cane will retire from Test rugby at the end of 2024, as the All Blacks captain called time on a World Cup-winning 12-year international career.

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World Rugby exposed in fan poll

World Rugby’s claim that law changes to further limit the number of scrums was part of a “fan-focused” attempt to make the game more entertaining have been rubbished, by actual fans.

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Pick your Bok bolter!

Who are you picking as the surprise Springbok starter against Wales at Twickenham in June?

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Referee to make history with Boks in Bloem

History will be made in more than one way when the Springboks meet Portugal for the first time in a Test in Bloemfontein in July.

Wallabies a ‘problem’ for Boks Down Under

Australia in their own backyard are the greatest threat to Rassie Erasmus and the Springboks’ aspirations of three successive World Cup titles, writes MARK KEOHANE.

The Springboks line up for the anthem. France's players (L) and South Africa's players (R) stand for the national anthems ahead of the France 2023 Rugby World Cup quarter-final match between France and South Africa at the Stade de France in Saint-Denis, on the outskirts of Paris, on October 15, 2023.

Boks set for Nations cup desert duels

Qatar has reportedly emerged as surprise bidders for the Nations Championship rugby finals, as the Middle Eastern country proposes a three-day ‘Super Bowl of rugby’.

epa10879661 Ireland’s James Ryan (C) in action during the Rugby World Cup Pool B match between South Africa and Ireland in Saint- Denis, France, 23 September 2023. EPA/CHRISTOPHE PETIT TESSON

D’Arcy: ‘Tired’ Ireland to tackle Boks

Former Ireland star Gordon D’Arcy has his fingers crossed that his countrymen will be able to put up a fight against the back-to-back world champion Springboks in July.

The Springboks outscrum England at Stade de France in the World Cup semi-finals

Boks to tackle England, Wales on tour

The world champion Springboks will face England and Wales over back-to-back weekends as part of a three-Test end-of-year trip to Europe in November.

SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA - JANUARY 19: New Wallabies Head Coach Joe Schmidt speaks to media during a Rugby Australia media opportunity at Allianz Stadium on January 19, 2024 in Sydney, Australia.

Schmidt completes Wallabies coaching staff

Geoff Parling is the final member of Australia coach Joe Schmidt’s backroom team, the former England lock joining ahead of two Tests against Wales in July.