Roger Tuivasa-Sheck is set to make his second appearance for the All Blacks this season, having been named on the bench for their Bledisloe Cup clash with the Wallabies.
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All Blacks selectors Ian Foster, Joe Schmidt and Jason Ryan have announced the match-day 23 for this week’s Lipovitan-D Rugby Championship Test against Australia at Eden Park in Auckland.
Australia's Darcy Swain is set for a spell on the sideline after a dangerous act during the first Bledisloe Cup match.
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While a significant injury wasn't confirmed at the time, the replays didn't project well for Tupaea, as his knee buckled at an unnatural angle.
Former All Blacks prop Jamie Mackintosh has been named as the Hurricanes' new set-piece coach for the upcoming Super Rugby Pacific season.
Jacques Nienaber has named a Springboks team showing two changes for this Saturday’s Rugby Championship finale versus Argentina in Durban.
England have named a squad featuring six survivors from their 2014 World Cup triumph for their bid to claim New Zealand’s crown this autumn.
Chiefs loose forward Mitch Brown will head to Japan at the end of the provincial season, with the 29-year-old signing a two-year deal with the Yokohama Eagles.
Tasman Mako centre Levi Aumua has produced two incredible try assists in the space of three minutes but it wasn't enough to prevent Auckland.
Former All Black wing John Kirwan has come to the defence of Wallabies flyhalf Bernard Foley after his late game stalling cost his side.
Roger Tuivasa-Sheck is currently playing for Auckland in the NPC after being released from the All Blacks' Rugby Championship squad.
The attacking kicks have continually found their mark and the All Blacks have turned into the best kicking team in the world over the last two months with four quality kicking options outside the halfback.
The Springboks have called up two players ahead of their final Rugby Championship match against Argentina at Hollywoodbets Kings Park in Durban on Saturday.
Argentinian midfielder Matias Moroni was the recipient on this occasion, ripping through the heart of the South African ruck defence.
Springbok coach Jacques Nienaber praised his team’s fighting spirit to grind their way to a crucial 36-20 victory against Argentina.
Joe Marchant was at it again on Saturday, the midfielder demonstrating his invaluable backline flexibility by filling in on the Harlequins right wing and exhibiting the fast twitch that now makes him a regular Test-level player with England.
Unseen footage released by an Australian network reveals Mathieu Raynal apologised to Nic White after his late refereeing call helped New Zealand beat Australia....
Sources in the UK are reporting that Natasha ‘Mo’ Hunt is set to miss out on England Women’s Rugby World Cup squad.
'Ridiculous call': That's how Australian commentators Morgan Turini and Tim Horan on Stan Sport described Mathieu Raynal's late time-wasting call that gave the All Blacks' the opportunity to strike back in the final play of the game.
The Wallabies have fallen to a heart-breaking defeat to the All Blacks in Melbourne. Who were their most impressive performers in the loss?
Michael Cheika has made seven changes to his Argentina side as they look to remain in The Rugby Championship title race with this Saturday’s home game in Buenos Aires versus the Springboks.
Rieko Ioane's best position in the backline has long been debated. Against the Wallabies in Melbourne, he showed off both his strengths and his weaknesses in the midfield.
The two opposing coaches from Thursday night's Bledisloe Cup encounter in Melbourne unsurprisingly shared different views of referee Mathie Raynal's controversial decision in the dying moments of the game.
So, the wait goes on. The Wallabies were beaten 39-37 in Melbourne on Thursday night ending their hopes of claiming the Bledisloe Cup that the All Blacks have had a mortgage on since 2002.
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While the All Blacks may have made three key changes to their forwards for the first Bledisloe Cup match of the season, the Wallabies have gone one better and rotated in seven new players to their starting line-up.
The All Blacks will use the opportunity to once more win the Bledisloe Cup as a motivator for Thursday night's clash with the Wallabies, not the fear of losing the coveted trophy for the first time in almost two decades.
Jacques Nienaber’s Springboks team announcement from Buenos Aires on Tuesday passed off without a single question being put to him about the decision to send Elton Jantjies home on Sunday along with a staff member.
Jacques Nienaber has delivered an update on how long injured Springboks duo Handre Pollard and Lukhanyo Am will potentially be absent from the game.
The World School's Festival returns in 2022, with excitement that the best rugby schools in the world will be taking each other on. Could this signal a seismic shift in the world's view of school rugby.
If they could beat the defending World Champions in his first season, his stakes and presence with the team, already very high, will continue to rise.
All Blacks head coach Ian Foster has named a new look back row, as expected, for the first Bledisloe test at Marvel Stadium in Melbourne on Thursday night.
The Black Ferns have selected 32 players in the squad for the upcoming Rugby World Cup, hosted in New Zealand for the first time.
The Wallabies have made eight changes to their side as they get ready to face the All Blacks
Monty Ioane is coming home.
The ACT Brumbies are pleased to announce Brumby 241 Chris Feauai-Sautia has re-signed with the club for the 2023 Harvey Norman Super Rugby Pacific season.
The Fijian-born winger has scored four tries against the All Blacks in his career, with two in 2020 over the first two tests in Wellington and Auckland.
Who’ll be the star of the show at Marvel Stadium on Thursday? Will it be Rieko Ioane? Captain Fantastic Sam Cane? Marika Koroibete or Rob Valetini?
Springboks bad boy Elton Jantjies has responded to his latest off-field scandal with a cryptic social media post on Instagram.
40 different teams - across both men's and women's draws - are set to take part in the Rugby World Cup Sevens for 2022.
Springboks No 8 Jasper Wiese says his team will be out to get bonus points in their final two Rugby Championship clashes against Argentina.
Recently capped All Black midfielder Roger Tuivasa-Sheck has produced a wicked goose step in the NPC clash between Auckland and Waikato.
New Zealand schoolboy winger Caelys Putoko of Hamilton Boys High School has pulled off a 90-metre solo effort in the National Top Four semi-final.
The Springboks have sensationally sent two members of their team home to South Africa to minimise distractions for the team.
New Zealand can secure their 19th Rugby Championship title if they win both games against Australia, with one of those wins coming with a bonus point.
There is officially now just one year to go until the start of the men's Rugby World Cup 2023 in France. RugbyPass will be covering every moment of the tournament with breaking news, behind-the-scenes access, and reaction from fans and players alike.
Lawrence Dallaglio believes the gap with the southern hemisphere has never been narrower to offer European nations hope a year out from the World Cup.
Colleagues, friends and fans around the world have paid tribute to former Test international Willie Los'e, who died suddenly in South Africa this week.
When you are playing, you judge yourself by results in the big tournaments and pitting yourself against the best players in the world, says Phil Vickery.
Queen Elizabeth II, the UK's longest-serving monarch, has died aged 96. Sports starts from around the world have been among those paying tribute to her.
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What is the meaning of the haka? Why do New Zealand's rugby teams perform it? The Sporting News explains the ceremonial dance ahead of the All Blacks' World Cup opener against France.
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Former Wallabies halfback Will Genia says young No 10 Noah Lolesio must be held accountable after the performance in Sydney 'failed to fire a shot'.
Kolisi has, for years, been denounced for his playing style – performing the role of a ‘wing forward’.
Wallaroos coach Jay Tregonning has announced his 32-player squad for the World Cup that starts on October 8 in New Zealand.
Rugby World Cup 2021 have announced an exciting list of artists to perform at Eden Park throughout the Rugby World Cup in October and November, with only one month to go until the tournament kicks off in Auckland.
Luke Jacobson's return to the All Blacks fold adds a little bit of spice to next week's loose forwards selection.
After suffering a 24-8 defeat in Sydney to South Africa, the Wallabies have dropped to a new low in World Rugby's rankings.
Rassie Erasmus has again been busy on Twitter, this time reacting to online criticism from a former Springboks back-rower about South Africa’s attack despite last Saturday’s Rugby Championship win over the Wallabies in Sydney.
“The game is incredibly physical, and I don’t know if you can play a game like you played in South Africa and then back it up a week later"
Zach Mercer, the likely 2023 World Cup call-up for England, will get an early chance to take on international opposition as he has been named in the Barbarians squad to take on an All Blacks XV in London on November 13.
France midfielder Virimi Vakatawa has explained the reason why he has retired from playing rugby with immediate effect at the age of 30. The world of rugby was left in shock on Monday when it emerged the 32-cap centre had been banned.
The team and NZR can’t have it both ways. Either every test result is important or none of them are.
Game-breaking All Black Ardie Savea will miss next week's Bledisloe Cup match in Melbourne in a reprieve for the Wallabies as they seek to break a 20-year drought.
Racing 92 have announced today the retirement of France centre Virimi Vakatawa at the age of 30.
All Blacks centre Rieko Ioane has continued his blistering form in Hamilton after winning the man-of-the-match award against the Springboks at Ellis Park last month.
If Tommy Freeman is indicative of the level-headedness of the new breed of youngsters making their way with England a year out from the 2023 World Cup, then Eddie Jones won’t have to worry about his rookies getting used to fame.
Any bad blood between South Africa lock Eben Etzebeth and Australia tighthead Allan Alaalatoa remained on the Allianz Stadium pitch on Saturday as the pair seemed to be back on good terms in the changing room after the match.
Few people would have blamed any South Africa players for being slightly irked by Australia scrum-half Nic White this past week after his now-famous theatrics at the Adelaide Oval in round three of the Rugby Championship.
Rieko Ioane's evolution as a centre this Rugby Championship has been clear for all to see as he starred in the All Blacks' 53-3 win over Argentina in Hamilton on Saturday.
Argentina coach Michael Cheika has made four changes to his line-up for Saturday's Rugby Championship rematch with the All Blacks in Hamilton.
Roger Tuivasa-Sheck will get another opportunity to further his development as a rugby union player this weekend when he comes off the bench for Auckland in their NPC match-up with Northland on Saturday afternoon.
After the last month of crazy Rugby Championship results, it seems the days of one team dominating rugby are over.
Ian Foster’s struggling All Blacks face a new world rankings low if they are beaten for the second successive Saturday at home by Argentina. Micheal Cheika’s Pumas condemned New Zealand to its sixth defeat in eight matches with its 25-18 ambush.
Young Wallabies playmaker Noah Lolesio has been urged to shed his 'nice guy' image and ramp up his assertiveness as he works to nail down the crucial No.10 role.
Springboks prop Trevor Nyakane has addressed the issue of gamesmanship in rugby following last weekend’s incidents in his team’s Rugby Championship defeat to the Wallabies.
Will Ian Foster shake his side up to take on Argentina this week, or will he stick with the men he's largely kept faith with throughout 2022?
Sam Cane has backed Ian Foster's decision to pull him from the field in the final minutes of Saturday night's loss to the Pumas in Christchurch.
Wallabies coach Dave Rennie will produce something new in his side's quest for consistency, set to name an unchanged starting line-up for the second clash with South Africa in Sydney on Saturday night.
Springboks coach Jacques Nienaber is backing the Test debut-making Canan Moodie to make his mark when he runs out wearing the No14 shirt against the Wallabies in round four of the Rugby Championship this Saturday in Sydney.
Ahead of the All Blacks' clash with Los Pumas over the weekend, New Zealand began operating with their third attack coach of the season - and things didn't quite go to plan in Christchurch.
Flanker Jed Holloway said a game review had highlighted plenty of plays from Adelaide that could be exploited if they don't tidy up.
Rugby Australia should chase Sydney Roosters flyer Joesph Suaalii if it will help them win a World Cup, current Wallaby Jed Holloway says.
The government intervened in quick fashion after uncovering “alarming managerial practices” and “infringements of financial probity” during their investigation.
A former Leicester Tiger has lead Australia to make history by being crowned men’s HSBC World Rugby Sevens Series Champions.
Since Dave Rennie and his team have taken the helm, the Wallabies are not a team that has toured with any great success.
The 25-year-old, who had been contracted until 2023, said he was thrilled to extend his time with the Hurricanes.
The All Blacks are feeling pressure from all sides to rebound after their shock home defeat to Argentina.
Kitshoff said the Springboks aren’t looking for ‘shortcuts’ and want to play the game within the laws.
Koroibete was integral, the Fijian flyer mobbed by his Wallabies teammates after pulling off a massive hit that stopped a certain Springboks try.
Michael Cheika has voiced his frustration after Ian Foster claimed Argentina bent the rules during their shock win over New Zealand on Saturday...
Australia’s Fraser McReight revealed he received congratulatory messages from Michael Hooper after starring in his nation’s 25-17 win over South Africa in Adelaide. McReight has impressed since being promoted to starting seven in place of Wallabies legend Hooper...
The drama around Wallabies scrumhalf Nic White and the sin-binning of opposite number Faf de Klerk continued this Sunday after he was teased at the airport by a group of rowdy Springboks fans.
Former Wales and British & Irish Lions captain Sam Warburton is not a fan of the flying try-saving tackle by Marika Koroibete.
The All Blacks have so far failed to sell out Orangetheory Stadium ahead of their match with Los Pumas this weekend.
Springbok assistant coach Mzwandile Stick claims that Warrick Gelant is so talented he can “turn stones into bread on the field” but South African supporters will settle for just tries...
Skipper James Slipper says the Wallabies are ready for the Springboks to try and bash them in their forwards in their Rugby Championship Test at Adelaide Oval.
The All Blacks have it all to play for again in World Rugby Rankings as they head into another Rugby Championship weekend.
Dave Rennie has made six changes as the Wallabies look to bounce back from their recent heavy defeat to Argentina when they host the Springboks this Saturday in round three of the Rugby Championship.
The bold plan by former All Black Tawera Kerr-Barlow to switch allegiance to the Wallabies has been welcomed by Australian coach Dave Rennie.
Wallaroos coach Jay Tregonning has made sweeping changes as the Australian women's rugby team tries to make a dent on a dominant New Zealand.
Ealing Trailfinders have broken new ground with a trans-continental partnership with acclaimed Australian rugby school St Joseph’s Nudgee College.
For the first time in six years, Christchurch will play host to an All Blacks Test match when the NZ national sides takes on Argentina this weekend.
Noah Lolesio's chance to nail down the Wallabies' No.10 jersey will arrive against South Africa but assistant coach Dan McKellar is adamant the team's Test fortunes will be decided elsewhere.
All Blacks wunderkind Will Jordan has inked a new deal to keep him in New Zealand until the end of 2023.
When Michael Cheika hired David Kidwell to manage Argentina’s defense, it wasn’t the first time a rugby league coach had switched codes.
Reece Hodge will start at fullback against South Africa in Adelaide on Saturday as the Wallabies try to rebound from their Rugby Championship loss to Argentina.
The Rugby Championship match against the Wallabies would serve as an ideal time for Springbok flyhalf Elton Jantjies to turn his fortunes around.
Quade Cooper is backing dumped playmaker James O'Connor to regain form and force his way back into the Wallabies' ranks in time for next year's Rugby World Cup.
A confident Andrew Kellaway admits he'll be envious of the punters drinking beers on the Adelaide Oval hill on Saturday but says he's ready to put on a show for them.
Fijian Drua have named Mark Evans, the former Saracens director of rugby and Harlequins CEO and coach, as the new CEO ahead of their second season in the Super Rugby Pacific tournament.
New assistant coach Joe Schmidt is already making his mark on the All Blacks according to some senior players.
All Black captain Sam Cane has revealed what head coach Ian Foster told the team after NZR confirmed he would be retained.
Both the women's and men's Rugby World Cup will be broadcast exclusively in Australia on Stan Sport and Nine Network in a coup for the organisation.
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Foley was recalled to the Wallabies squad ahead of their first Rugby Championship Test against South Africa on Saturday in Adelaide.
Former Leinster and Blues utility Isa Nacewa has described exactly what new All Blacks assistant coach Joe Schmidt will bring.
Michael Cheika has weighed in on Ian Foster’s ‘tough’ position with the All Blacks with an interesting perspective.
All Blacks tighthead prop Tyrel Lomax travelled with the squad to South Africa with his international career stalled but may just kickstarted it dramatically.
Fijian Drua will have more home games in their second year of Super Rugby Pacific in 2023.
The Boks have it in them to break their nine-year duck on this tour and get their Rugby Championship campaign back on track.
The current Brumbies forwards coach, 64-year-old Fisher brings over two decades of professional rugby coaching experience to the group.
The pleas of a handful of experienced All Blacks combined with the appointment of Joe Schmidt to his coaching staff possibly saved Ian Foster's job.
All Blacks great Ma'a Nonu has recently taken part in a rhino conservation safari in South Africa alongside former Maori All Blacks players Tom Franklin, and brothers Dan and Kara Pryor.
Given South Africa’s perilous position, don’t expect Springbok coach Jacques Nienaber to ‘experiment’ too much Down Under.
The Wallabies will take on the Springboks next week in Adelaide in round three of the Rugby Championship a coach down after Dave Rennie announced the departure of defence coach Matt Taylor with immediate effect.
The Springboks have been hit by logistical issues after their departure to Australia was delayed due to a cancelled flight.
A five-year-old has been left hospitalised after he was accidentally crushed by two players as he watched a rugby match in Argentina.
Richie McCaw will play a major role in the future of the game in New Zealand
Two of the many players left without a Gallagher Premiership contract at the end of the 2021/22 season have finally secured their futures, the Green Rockets Tokatsu unveiling former Wallabies Nick Phipps and Taqele Naiyaravoro as new signings.
Having already turned out for the Blues and All Blacks this year, former Warriors star Roger Tuivasa-Sheck will make his long-awaited debut for Auckland when they take on Bay of Plenty on Sunday.
James O'Connor has paid the price for the Wallabies' horror show against Argentina, dumped from the Rugby Championship squad with Bernard Foley recalled after a three-year absence.
Former All Blacks midfielder Ngani Laumape has ratcheted up speculation about where he will next play after posting an intriguing tweet highlighting the effect that the Sky Stadium in Wellington still has on him.
Exeter boss Rob Baxter has explained what convinced him to sign seasoned Wallabies front-rower Scott Sio. The expectation was that the 30-year-old loosehead would stay on at an Australian Super Rugby Pacific franchise in the run-up to the 2023 World Cup.
Traditionally, games against Argentina have presented New Zealand with an opportunity to hand precious minutes to less established players but can Ian Foster afford to tweak his squad after a much-needed win in South Africa?
After claiming the Pacific Four Series on home soil in June, the Black Ferns are eyeing the defence of the O’Reilly Cup as they build towards the upcoming Rugby World Cup.
Queensland prop Bree-Anna Cheatham has been parachuted into the Wallaroos starting side, making her Test debut against New Zealand in Christchurch on Saturday.
Former Western Force coach Tim Sampson has landed a new gig after being appointed as an assistant coach at the Melbourne Rebels.
Exeter have staged a coup by capturing the signature of Wallabies loosehead Scott Sio on an unspecified length long-term deal from the Brumbies.
Having some newfound depth in the front row is a good position for the All Blacks to be in but it means tough decisions need to be made in the future - and that's not necessarily something at which Ian Foster flourishes.
De Villiers experienced what can only be described as a 'code brown wardrobe malfunction' after failing to heed the advice of Burger who warned the midfielder something bad would happen.
Whether the decision to retain Ian Foster as All Blacks head coach amounts to the blind leading the blind remains to be seen.
The two-match tour of South Africa might be the turning point for the All Blacks front row with a new look outfit impressing.
Former All Black captain Kieran Read has credited first five Richie Mo'unga and new forwards coach Jason Ryan for their roles in taking apart the Springboks at Ellis Park
RA boss Hamish McLennan has doubled down on his criticism of the current Australia/New Zealand Super Rugby Pacific partnership, insisting the alliance has got to change if it is to have a future.
Joe Powell has credited fellow Aussie Nick Phipps - the player he has replaced as London Irish scrum-half for the 2022/23 season - with providing him advice to help smooth the transition from life in Australia to England.
Ex-New Zealand Rugby CEO David Moffett has doubled down on last month’s criticism of current NZR boss Mark Robinson, branding the way he has left the future of All Blacks coach Ian Foster in limbo as incompetent.
Evan Roos is the headline omission from the Springboks' 34-man squad that will tour Australia later this month.
The Brumbies have re-inserted the 'ACT' back into their name for the first time since 2004.
Michael Cheika's Argentina proved too strong for the Wallabies in San Juan on Saturday, taking a 48-17 victory in their second match of the Ruby Championship.
Christian Wade has revealed that - contrary to popular belief - he took a massive pay cut in order to chase his dream of playing in the NFL.
Argentina’s Jerónimo De La Fuente scored a sublime solo try against Australia yesterday, beating three defenders immediately after pulling his hamstring.
New Zealand pundits have questioned the decision to bench star hooker Malcolm Marx for the second test against the All Blacks after their defeat in Johannesburg.
Former Springboks great Bryan Habana has offered his take on the two Rugby Championship test matches that were shared one-all between New Zealand and South Africa.
Australia have been forced into a late change on the eve of their Rugby Championship clash with Argentina.
Former All Blacks boss Graham Henry had waded into the crisis that has engulfed Ian Foster’s struggling side, writing a 457-word column in Saturday’s edition of the New Zealand Herald.
Perhaps the biggest story to come out of the All Blacks named to take on the Springboks in Johannesburg this weekend is the selection of uncapped prop Fletcher Newell in the reserves.
Japan bound Matt Toomua is calling on Australian rugby chiefs to scrap the “murky” Giteau Law restrictions on the number of overseas based players who can be picked by Dave Rennie, the Wallabies head coach.
Ian Foster has named an All Blacks team for next Saturday’s rematch with the Springboks in Johannesburg showing four changes - three in the starting pack - following last weekend’s deflating 26-10 round one Rugby Championship loss in Mbombela.
Michael Cheika has made four changes to his Argentina team for this Saturday’s Rugby Championship round two meeting with Australia in San Juan.
Veteran James O'Connor will start at five-eighth among a raft of changes to the Wallabies following another disrupted build-up ahead of their second Rugby Championship Test against Argentina.
Hodge came off the bench early in the second half after Cooper ruptured his Achilles and says he's happy to again assume the utility role for Sunday's (AEST) clash in San Juan, leaving Noah Lolesio or James O'Connor as chief playmaker.
Former All Blacks winger Julian Savea has jumped to the defence of Ian Foster, stating that he is ashamed of how the coach is currently being treated by the New Zealand media.
Recent All Blacks results have sparked an insecurity throughout New Zealand, the gravity of which hasn’t been felt in over a decade.
Make no mistake – this is an All Blacks side lacking structure, strategy and confidence – but there’s good reason to believe that this weekend’s fixture at Ellis Park might not finish in the Springboks’ favour.
All Blacks flyhalf Beauden Barrett feared the worst after landing head-first from a terrible mid-air challenge against South Africa.
Cooper was a casualty of the Wallabies' opening Rugby Championship victory over Argentina, with the team rallying after his early second-half exit to post a 41-26 victory.
Clive Woodward has yet again verbally blasted Eddie Jones, branding the current England head coach’s comments on English rugby’s private school system as divisive and disrespectful.
England boss Eddie Jones has been rebuked by the RFU for criticising the English game’s reliance on the private school system. The head coach said in a newspaper interview that “you are going to have to blow the whole thing up”.
With Beauden and Jordie Barrett both leaving the field early against the Springboks on Saturday evening, the potential loss of another fullback option would be a major blow for the All Blacks this week.
Los Pumas were one team in the opening forty minutes, another team in the following twenty and seemed to lose the plot in the final twenty, when the Wallaby bench proved stronger.
The struggling All Blacks have fallen to their lowest-ever position in the World Rugby rankings - and it's all thanks to Willie Le Roux.
Wallabies veteran Quade Cooper is preparing for the long road to recovery after going down with a serious Achilles tendon injury.
Former Springbok prop Robbie Kempson doesn't believe an All Blacks win at Ellis Park will be enough to save head coach Ian Foster from getting the sack from New Zealand Rugby.
After a barnstorming showing in the No 2 jersey over the weekend, young All Blacks hooker Samisoni Taukei'aho has downplayed his performance in just his second start for the national side, instead crediting the men around him.
While the All Blacks were well and truly accounted for on Saturday night, going down 26-10 against the Springboks in Mbombela, Richie Mo'unga is confident his side have the means necessary to get the best of their opposition in their rematch.
With both Beauden and Jordie Barrett leaving the field early with injuries against the Springboks on Saturday, some significant changes could be on the cards for the All Blacks backline in their rematch this weekend.
The Herald declares the All Blacks "play bad rugby", the latest example being a 26-10 loss to South Africa on Sunday morning (AEDT), New Zealand's worst defeat to South Africa in 94 years.
Wallabies captain Michael Hooper has been withdrawn from Saturday's Test with Los Pumas and will be returning to Australia due to "personal reasons".
The All Blacks could fall even further down World Rugby's pecking order with a moderately heavy loss to the Springboks.
Coach Dave Rennie doesn't believe Quade Cooper's fractious history with Argentina coach Michael Cheika will affect his Wallabies playmaker against the Pumas in the opening Rugby Championship Test.
Nineteen people from England have been named in the latest Rugby World magazine biennial list of the 50 most influential people in the game - but Bernard Laporte, the World Rugby vice-chairman from France, was chosen at No1
Michael Cheika has shaken up his Argentina team for Saturday’s Rugby Championship game at home to Australia, making nine changes from the XV that started the series-clinching win last month against Scotland and handing the recalled Julian Montoya the captaincy.
After sitting out the entirety of the 2021 Test season, Caleb Clarke is finally set to make a return to the black jersey in Mbombela this weekend.
Contrary to some suggestions from around the world, the reintroduction of 20-minute red cards to the Rugby Championship is unlikely to result in players being more willing to toe the line when it comes to things like tackle height.
Late-bloomer Jed Holloway will make his Wallabies debut against Argentina after being named at blindside flanker for the opening Rugby Championship Test in Mendoza.
The All Blacks held a one point lead in the dying stages when Schalk Burger was hit high by a swinging arm tackle by Messam as he fell to the ground.
Currently ninth in the World Rugby Rankings, Los Pumas are fully aware that every test they play until their debut in France 2023 will help them to fully understand the Cheika way.
Even with Scott Sio, Folau Fainga'a, Irae Simone and Tom Banks departing the ACT Brumbies, new coach Stephen Larkham believes their squad depth will be a strength when Super Rugby kicks off again in 2023.
Rugby Australia has yet to have their say but it is believed that Samu Kerevi will miss the rest of 2022 following the injury sustained when playing for his country at last weekend’s Commonwealth Games sevens in England.
Faf de Klerk has been recalled to start by the Springboks in this Saturday’s Rugby Championship opener at home to the All Blacks in Nelspruit.
New Zealand captain Sam Cane believes there is "not a whole lot" they need to improve to get back into top form after four losses in their last five Tests.
