Twickenham win just not enough for Boks to haul in All Blacks in World Rugby rankings
It's been a topsy-turvy year for Jacques Nienaber and the Springboks, and one where they will finish in 4th position in the World Rugby rankings.
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Graham Rowntree praises 'smart' Munster but Connacht boss Andy Friend frustrated
Graham Rowntree believes Munster have turned a corner after they gave their season a shot in the arm with a bonus-point victory over Connacht.
Jake praises wily Nizaam Carr for keeping promise in storming Bulls return: 'I'm very happy'
During his first week of training, Nizaam Carr didn't hide his desire to leave his mark on the URC and duly delivered in the Bulls' fine 43-26 victory over Ospreys at Loftus Versfeld on Saturday afternoon.
Munster pack helps to power bonus-point home victory over Connacht
Munster ended a run of five interprovincial derby defeats as their pack powered them to a 24-17 bonus-point victory over Connacht at Thomond Park.
Munster into top eight after crucial bonus-point win over Connacht
Munster ground out a crucial derby win over Connacht to move up to eighth in the BKT United Rugby Championship table.
Eddie Jones defends credentials as England flop against Springboks
Eddie Jones defended his credentials after he watched England produce a rudderless display to end a difficult 2022 with a 27-13 loss to South Africa at Twickenham. Tries from Kurt-Lee Arendse and Eben Etzebeth either side of half-time helped the Springboks ease to a comfortable victory in west London with Faf de Klerk adding an 11-point haul while Damian Willemse kicked two drop goals. World champions South Africa finished with 14 men after Thomas du Toit's 61st-minute red card for a no arms tackle on Luke Cowan-Dickie but Henry Slade's late score was all England could muster during a drab finale to the Autumn Nations Series. It meant Jones' side suffered another defeat, their sixth from 12 Tests in the calendar year, which is their worst run since 2008. The Springboks' dominance across the pitch was reminiscent of their 2019 World Cup final triumph and, despite England going backwards since their runners-up showing in Japan, their Australian head coach insisted they could have a "really good go" at next year's tournament in France. "We want to win. We don't want to get beat by a big score to South Africa and don't want to have the worst record since 2008 so it is a problem but I accept full responsibility for that," Jones said. "Obviously on results we are not happy but I feel like we are building a really good base to have a really good go at the World Cup, a really good go. "A number of young players got great experience today and they'll come back better players for that. We've got other players coming back to form, some of our more senior players and we're not far away. "We need to develop consistently. Test match rugby is all about consistency."
England booed off as South Africa ease to win
England collapsed to their first defeat by South Africa at Twickenham for eight years as an autumn of crushing disappointment concluded with a 27-13 rout.