Jean Kleyn enjoys winning start as South Africa hammer Australia
Kurt-Lee Arendse scored a hat-trick of tries as South Africa made it an unhappy return for Australia coach Eddie Jones by easing to victory in their Rugby Championship opener.
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Jones out to banish Australia’s Pretoria ghosts against Boks
PRETORIA : Australia’s second era under Eddie Jones starts in Pretoria on Saturday at a venue where they have never tasted victory and against a South African side brimming with players aiming to stake their claims for World Cup places in France later this year.
Australia's Slipper fit as Jones names four uncapped players to face Springboks
JOHANNESBURG : Australia co-captain James Slipper has been given the all clear to start Saturday’s Rugby Championship opener against South Africa in Pretoria as returning coach Eddie Jones named four new caps in his first Wallabies selection since 2005.
Rugby World Cup: Wallabies name Hooper, Slipper co-captains
Test centurions Michael Hooper and James Slipper will co-captain Australia at the Rugby Championship and World Cup this year, with coach Eddie Jones saying on Sunday they "embody what it means to be a Wallaby".
Hooper, Slipper named co-captain as Jones announces Wallabies squad
SYDNEY :Michael Hooper and James Slipper will be the first co-captains of the Wallabies after coach Eddie Jones named the pair as his leaders for the Rugby Championship and World Cup later this year.
Australia squad for the Rugby Championship
SYDNEY : Australia coach Eddie Jones named the following 34-man squad for the Rugby Championship on Sunday:
Blues, Brumbies lock in home Super Rugby quarter-finals
SYDNEY : The Auckland Blues and ACT Brumbies locked in home Super Rugby Pacific quarter-finals with victories over the Otago Highlanders and Melbourne Rebels on Friday, wins that also had an impact on the five-way battle for the last two playoff spots.