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Photo: BackpagePix Australia Head Coach, Eddie Jones, looks on ahead of the Rugby World Cup 2023, Pool C match at the OL Stadium in Lyon, France. Picture date: Sunday September 24, 2023.

Eddie has ‘no regrets’ quitting Wallabies

Eddie Jones is happy with his decision to part ways with the Australia national team, which frees the veteran coach up to pursue new opportunities in the sport.

English referee Wayne Barnes shows a red card to New Zealand's openside flanker and captain Sam Cane (not seen) during the France 2023 Rugby World Cup Final match between New Zealand and South Africa at the Stade de France in Saint-Denis, on the outskirts of Paris, on October 28, 2023. (Photo by Anne-Christine POUJOULAT / AFP)

Hansen: It’s time to sack the TMO

Steve Hansen has expressed his disappointment with the World Cup final between the Boks and All Blacks, particularly regarding the influence of the television match official.

Jacques Nienaber, coach of South Africa during the 2023 Rugby World Cup South Africa Arrival at the OR Tambo International Airport, Johannesburg on the 31 October 2023 ©Muzi Ntombela/BackpagePix

Nienaber teases Bok return

Outgoing Springbok head coach Jacques Nienaber has left the door open to being involved again with the newly-crowned, back-to-back world champions.

Siya Kolisi celebrates with fans after the Boks beat All Blacks at Twickenham

Siya the Usain Bolt of social media!

Arguably the most influential player to pull on a Springbok jersey, Siya Kolisi has been revealed as the most popular player on social media during the 2023 World Cup.

On this day: France stun All Blacks at World Cup

On 31 October 1999, France caused a titanic upset with a thrilling come-from-behind win over New Zealand in a Rugby World Cup semi-final in London.

Rassie is Woodward’s No 1 pick for England job

Clive Woodward says Rassie Erasmus should be the favourite as the England RFU’s next director of rugby after masterminding the Springboks’ successive World Cup wins.

Cane-less Kiwis no match for Bok ‘mongrels’

Once the All Blacks lost captain Sam Cane to a red card in the World Cup final, they were never going to be able to stop the brutal Springboks, writes MARK KEOHANE.

Richie Mo’unga of New Zealand scores a try during the 2023 Rugby Championship match between the New Zealand All Blacks and South Africa at Go Media Mount Smart Stadium in Auckland, New Zealand on Saturday July 15, 2023. Copyright photo: Aaron Gillions / www.photosport.nz

Bookies bank on Bok final defeat

New Zealand are British bookmakers’ favourites to win the World Cup four times by beating the Boks in a tournament that for one team has seen “the largest stakes ever placed”.

Boks to empty the tank against Kiwis

Mzwandile Stick believes the Boks have selected their best 23 to counter the X-factor of the All Blacks, as Faf de Klerk contemplates Saturday’s World Cup final being his last.

Michael Hooper Wallabies Steven Markham Getty

Eddie: Hooper ‘not the right role model’

Eddie Jones has defended his shock decision to axe Michael Hooper from the Wallabies’ disastrous World Cup campaign, saying the veteran flanker was “not the right role model”.