Rugby Players' Guide to France 2023: Former Test lock gives thumbs-up to Boks' World Cup base
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Rugby Players' Guide to France 2023: Boks should take a leaf out of clubs' book for home games
The Springbok camp's insistence that their proverbial Group of Death at the World Cup means that every pool game represents a knock-out encounter will embolden their legion of fans as it illustrates that they understand the magnitude of their task.
Rugby Players' Guide to France 2023: Springboks' 'Bone Collector' never missed a French braai
For many Springbok supporters, the 82 000-capacity Stade de France is the potentially make-or-break setting for their beloved team's World Cup defence.
Rugby Players' Guide to France 2023: Springboks' new Schalk Brits recalls passion of the French
While there's a more than eminent chance of the Springboks having to face off against hosts France in a potential World Cup quarter-final later this year, Deon Fourie is relieved they don't have to do so in the rugby-mad city that is Lyon.
Tour de France 2023 Stage 16: How to watch on Tuesday, TV and live stream details, start time, route map
Jonas Vingegaard defended his 10-second lead in the general classification on Stage 15 as he fended off moves from his rival Tadej Pogacar in the last kilometre of the 179km stage. On Tuesday, Vingegaard and Pogacar go again for the race's only individual time trial. There is just one category 2 climb which should favour the Tour’s GC contenders over the Tour’s time trial specialists.
Fan causes huge crash at Tour de France 2023 that sends riders ‘down like skittles’ on Stage 15
Stage 15 of the Tour de France saw a huge crash on Sunday for the second time in the weekend. The incident happened towards, but not right at, the front of the bunch, as a fan appeared to clip a Jumbo-Visma rider. Ad The rider – reportedly Sepp Kuss — then careered across the road, and in doing so, collided with other riders in the peloton, causing a huge pile-up.
Tadej Pogacar ‘fell asleep on the bike’ to hand seconds to Jonas Vingegaard at the Tour de France 2023 – Robbie McEwen
Tadej Pogacar “fell asleep on the bike” during Stage 14 of the Tour de France, that is according to Robbie McEwen. 12-time Tour de France stage winner McEwen was speaking alongside Orla Chennaoui, Dan Lloyd and Adam Blythe on The Breakaway. Ad Pogacar led Vingegaard home after a 151.8km ride from Annemasse to Morzine les Portes du Soleil on Stage 14, collecting two bonus seconds more than his rival at the finish.
Tour de France 2023: Tadej Pogacar will be 'very, very angry' after motorbike incident - Adam Blythe
Tadej Pogacar (UAE Team Emirates) is likely to be «very, very angry» at the way Stage 14 panned out in his general classification tussle with Jonas Vingegaard, reckons Eurosport's Adam Blythe. Pogacar led Vingegaard home after a 151.8km ride from Annemasse to Morzine les Portes du Soleil, collecting two bonus seconds more than his rival at the finish as Carlos Rodriguez netted the win to make it back-to-back victories for Ineos Grenadiers. Ad However, Vingegaard topped the Col de Joux Plane ahead of Pogacar, getting bonus seconds of his own and securing a net gain on the stage of one second.