Jaguares demise a boost for Argentina rugby - All Blacks coach
New Zealand coach Ian Foster says that Argentina's surge as an international rugby force is partly down to their players' absence from the exhaustive demands of Super Rugby.
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Michael Cheika factor helps Argentina rack up series of firsts
Ahead of a Test match between his Wallabies and the All Blacks in 2016, Michael Cheika was depicted as a clown in the pages of New Zealand's biggest newspaper.
From Castle Corner to Castle Hill, Zimbabwe experience generational journey
TOWNSVILLE, Australia : Just a few feet shy of being classified a mountain, Castle Hill towers over the city of Townsville and on Saturday it will serve as the backdrop for a sporting event which has had North Queensland buzzing for a week.
Kolisi pleads with fans not to give up on Boks: 'We'll do our best this weekend'
Springbok captain Siya Kolisi has urged South African rugby fans not to give up on the team.
From Castle Corner to Castle Hill, Zimbabwe cricketers experience generational journey
Australia are playing their first ever international series in the region but it is not the one-day cricket that is so exciting locals and packing out the city hotels. Zimbabwe, perpetual minnows of the game, have waited 18 long years to travel Down Under and face the might of Australia, and now, finally given the chance, they are being overshadowed by a rugby league match. The hometown North Queensland Cowboys play the reigning champion Penrith Panthers on Saturday night in a sold-out National Rugby League clash and in this part of Queensland, that cannot be topped.
Nienaber not the only Bok coach who has been 'Wallabied'
Springbok coach Jacques Nienaber doesn't have a lot of hair to pull out. If he did, he wouldn't be the first Springbok mentor to be subjected to this painful practice by the Wallabies.
Cheika factor helps Argentina rack up a series of firsts
SYDNEY : Ahead of a test match between his Wallabies and the All Blacks in 2016, Michael Cheika was depicted as a clown in the pages of New Zealand's biggest newspaper. It's a fair bet no cartoonist will get the same commission this week.
Springbok skipper speaks of emotional week after Wallaby defeat
SYDNEY : An emotional South Africa side have had a tough week’s preparation ahead of Saturday’s Rugby Championship clash against Australia, looking to fix the errors that cost them last weekend, said captain Siya Kolisi.