Hat-trick hero Arendse gets Boks' 2023 RWC journey off to thunderous start with Wallaby whacking
At Loftus Versfeld, Tshwane
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Boks go into the unknown against Eddie Jones’s Australia
PRETORIA : A new 'old' coach and several players returning to the side make Australia an unknown quantity for South Africa, according to Springbok captain Duane Vermeulen, as they prepare for their Rugby Championship opener at Loftus Versfeld on Saturday.
Australia co-captain Slipper cleared to face Boks
PRETORIA : Australia co-captain James Slipper has come through training unscathed and will take his place in the front row against South Africa in the Rugby Championship opener at Loftus Versfeld on Saturday.
Loftus: The great Pretoria graveyard for Wallabies
So great is the desire of Australia to end a 60-year losing streak against South Africa at Loftus in Pretoria, head coach Eddie Jones has been discussing it since April.
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.
Cooper returns as Jones rings changes for Wallabies ahead of Springbok clash
Only six of the starters in a dramatic 39-34 triumph in Cardiff last November are retained for the Rugby Championship first round match at Loftus Versfeld stadium in Pretoria.
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.
Rassie bats back suggestion that Springboks' split squad is 'disrespecting' Wallabies
While the question seemed to come as a surprise, Rassie Erasmus politely batted back a suggestion that the Springboks were disrespecting the Wallabies through their split squad selection strategy ahead of Saturday's Rugby Championship opener at Loftus.