Rugby Championship

The latest news and videos from the southern hemisphere tournament involving the Springboks, All Blacks, Wallabies and Pumas

Boks call up Burger

Schalk Burger has replaced injured Francois Louw in the Springbok squad for their last two matches of the Rugby Championship.

Will Genia and Adam Ashley-Cooper have been selected in the Wallabies squad for their Rugby Championship tour of Argentina and South Africa.

Jonathan Kaplan has praised Jérôme Garcès for his performance in Wellington last Saturday.

Jerome Kaino and Liam Messam have been included in the All Blacks squad for their away matches against the Pumas and Springboks.

Wallabies No 8 Wycliff Palu will play no further part in the Rugby Championship due to lingering concussion concerns.

JP Pietersen has been called up to the Springbok squad for the remainder of the Rugby Championship in place of the injured Ruan Pienaar.

All Blacks eighthman Kieran Read says the Boks feigned injury in a bid to slow the game down in Wellington on Saturday.

The Rugby Championship title is the All Blacks’ to lose following the result in Wellington on Saturday, writes JON CARDINELLI.

The Springbok wing scored a cracking five-pointer against the All Blacks in Wellington.

Ruan Pienaar will miss the rest of the Rugby Championship after suffering a knee ligament injury in the defeat to the All Blacks in Wellington.