New Springbok jersey unveiled for All Blacks series
SA Rugby on Wednesday unveiled a new Springbok jersey for the upcoming Rugby’s Greatest Rivalry Tour against the All Blacks.
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New Zealand sweating on injury concerns ahead of first test against Springboks
Aug 16 : New Zealand coach Dave Rennie admitted on Saturday to some concern over the injury status of first-choice fullback Damian McKenzie ahead of the four-test series against world champions South Africa that starts in Johannesburg on August 22.
Eight-try All Blacks thump Bulls 50-19 in Pretoria
PRETORIA, Aug 15 : New Zealand ran in eight tries as they thumped South Africa’s Bulls 50-19 in their latest Rugby’s Greatest Rivalry tour fixture in Pretoria on Saturday, an impressive warm-up ahead of the first test against the Springboks next weekend.
New Zealand wing Clarke out of South Africa tour with shoulder injury
JOHANNESBURG, Aug 14 : New Zealand have suffered another injury blow on their Greatest Rugby Rivalry tour of South Africa after wing Caleb Clarke was ruled out of the test series with a ruptured tendon in his shoulder.
India seek boost in Sri Lanka to revive WTC hopes
Aug 14 : India arrived in Sri Lanka with their World Test Championship campaign at a crossroads and the importance of a resounding victory in the two-test series is not lost on the tourists heading into the series opener at Galle on Saturday.
Abdoulaye Kane meets Badr Medkouri in the heavyweight main event at PFL Africa in Morocco
CASABLANCA, MOROCCO: The Professional Fighters League has announced the six semifinal matchups, and heavyweight main event for PFL Africa: Morocco on Oct. 10, as the league’s continental tournament reaches its penultimate round across the bantamweight, welterweight and lightweight divisions.
Ghana beat Ivory Coast 2-1 at WAFCON to keep Women’s World Cup qualification hopes alive
CASABLANCA: Ghana came from behind to beat Ivory Coast 2-1 Thursday and earn one of Africa’s last two chances to qualify for the Women’s World Cup. Nigeria were to play South Africa for the other later as the four beaten quarterfinalists at the Women’s Africa Cup of Nations were pitted against each other to decide which two progress to the World Cup intercontinental playoffs. The four semifinalists – Cameroon, Malawi, Morocco and Algeria – have all qualified directly for next year’s tournament in Brazil.
Taylor returns for New Zealand as Barrett goes to fullback against the Bulls
Aug 13 : New Zealand's Codie Taylor returns from injury, Beauden Barrett starts at fullback and uncapped Josh Jacomb takes the flyhalf position in the All Blacks' latest Rugby’s Greatest Rivalry tour match against the Pretoria-based Bulls on Saturday.
Flyhalf Mo'unga to join All Blacks in South Africa
Aug 13 : Flyhalf Richie Mo'unga is set to join the All Blacks in South Africa after being cleared by New Zealand Rugby (NZR).