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  1. Kolisi primed for openside role

    Siya Kolisi will provide openside flank cover for the Springboks during the Rugby Championship. Read more

  2. Versatility a virtue for Cilliers

    Prop Pat Cilliers hopes his ability to play either side of the scrum will get him a spot on the Springbok bench. Read more

  3. Pietersen blow, Bakkies in line for comeback

    JP Pietersen will miss at least four Tests of the Springboks’ Rugby Championship campaign, while there are other injury concerns in the camp which could see the return of Bakkies Botha. Read more

  4. Mix of old and new for Wallabies

    The returns of Drew Mitchell and Radike Samo and the selection of youngsters Liam Gill and Jake Schatz highlight the 30-man Wallabies squad for the Rugby Championship. Read more

  5. Litmus test for Meyer’s Boks

    Heyneke Meyer says the Rugby Championship will be the measure of his men. Read more

  6. Kolisi, Cilliers bolters for Boks

    Stormers flank Siya Kolisi and Lions tighthead Pat Cilliers have been included in the Springboks’ 30-man squad for the two Tests against Argentina. Read more

  7. Blues prop the new face in ABs squad

    Blues prop Charlie Faumuina is the only new player in the All Blacks 28-man squad for the Rugby Championship. Read more

  8. Coles gets ABs call-up

    Hurricanes hooker Dane Coles has been invited to the All Blacks’ two-day training camp that will be held in Wellington this week. Read more

  9. Smith blow for All Blacks

    All Blacks centre Conrad Smith has been ruled out for six weeks with an eye injury. Read more

  10. Foley to train with Wallabies

    Waratahs flyhalf Bernard Foley has been named in the initial Wallabies training squad for the Rugby Championship. Read more

  11. Lobbe to lead Pumas

    Flank Juan Martin Fernandez Lobbe will captain Argentina in the upcoming Rugby Championship. Read more

  12. SBW poised for Japan move

    Reports from New Zealand indicate that Sonny Bill Williams has signed a contract with a Japanese club and is highly unlikely to feature in the Rugby Championship. Read more

  13. ‘Four Nations’ venues confirmed

    The Springboks will play their three home Rugby Championship Tests at Newlands, Loftus Versfeld and Soccer City. Read more

  14. Wallabies lose O’Connor

    James O’Connor has lost his battle to recover from injury in time for the Wallabies’ June internationals. Read more

  15. White card could make Test debut

    The white card citing system that has been introduced in the Super Rugby competition could be implemented in the Rugby Championship later this year. Read more

  16. Pumas pull in Henry

    Former World Cup winning New Zealand coach Graham Henry has been hired as Argentina’s technical consultant. Read more

  17. Boks, Pumas to open ‘Rugby Championship’

    The Springboks will play Argentina in their first game of next year’s Rugby Championship, the four-team southern-hemisphere tournament replacing the existing Tri-Nations. Read more

  18. Desperation wins World Cups

    MARK KEOHANE, in his weekly Business Day column, says the Boks and the Wallabies have the players and the game plan to beat the All Blacks in a one-off situation. But the All Blacks, possibly for the first time in a World Cup competition, have desperation as an ally. Read more

  19. KeoTV: Battle of Brisbane

    MARK KEOHANE says the Wallabies will win the Tri-Nations for the first time since 2001, while RYAN VREDE is backing the All Blacks again. Read more

  20. Wallabies latest – Genia cleared

    Keo.co.za brings you news from the Wallabies’ camp. Read more