Latest The Rugby Championship News
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Goosen lights up Loftus
29 Sep 2012
JON CARDINELLI writes that the Springboks – for the first time in ages – successfully mixed brutal defence with scything attack. It’s a cocktail that will become more potent in the months to come. Read more
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Springboks 31 Wallabies 8
29 Sep 2012
GARETH DUNCAN brought you live commentary from the Rugby Championship Test in Pretoria. Read more
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Frans fails late fitness test
28 Sep 2012
Frans Steyn has been ruled out of Saturday’s Test at Loftus having failed to recover sufficiently from an ankle injury. Read more
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Goosen gets freedom within framework
28 Sep 2012
Johan Goosen won’t be given licence to thrill but he will be encouraged to express himself when the opportunities present themselves at Loftus, says Jean de Villiers. Read more
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Boks not closed to change
28 Sep 2012
Jean de Villiers says while the Springboks still have a strong belief in the potential of their attacking game plan, they are constantly and consciously looking for flaws in it. Read more
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Boks will win well
28 Sep 2012
MARK KEOHANE, writing in Business Day newspaper, says a weak Wallabies side could take a hiding at Loftus. Read more
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Preview: Boks vs Wallabies
28 Sep 2012
JON CARDINELLI previews the Rugby Championship battle at Loftus Versfeld and picks a winner. Read more
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Cooper: I won’t play for Wallabies
28 Sep 2012
Quade Cooper has unequivocally announced that he would not want to play for the Wallabies even if he was fit. Read more
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Folklore has spoken … Boks by 15
27 Sep 2012
MARK KEOHANE, in Business Day Sport Monthly, writes it will be the Boks by 15 against the Aussies at Loftus on Saturday. At least that’s what history says. Read more
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Carter to front Pumas
27 Sep 2012
All Blacks flyhalf Dan Carter will make his return from injury against Argentina this Saturday in La Plata. Read more
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Strauss lauds Goosen’s mettle
27 Sep 2012
Adriaan Strauss says Johan Goosen appears never to feel pressure and says this quality has accounted for his staggering rise. Read more
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Beale spearheads Wallabies’ assault
27 Sep 2012
Kurtley Beale has replaced Quade Cooper at flyhalf for the crunch match between Australia and South Africa at Loftus Versfeld. Read more
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Meyer welcomes expansive assault
26 Sep 2012
Heyneke Meyer predicts Australia will try to run the Springboks off their feet but was bullish about their ability to exploit such a tactic. Read more
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Goosen’s time comes
26 Sep 2012
Springbok coach Heyneke Meyer has selected Johan Goosen at flyhalf for the Rugby Championship Test against the Wallabies on Saturday. Read more
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Pumas unchanged for La Plata Test
26 Sep 2012
Argentina will field the same run-on side that lost to Australia for their penultimate Rugby Championship Test against New Zealand on Saturday. Read more
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Beale set to spearhead Wallabies
26 Sep 2012
Kurtley Beale is likely to start at flyhalf when the Wallabies tackle the Springboks in Pretoria on Saturday. Read more
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Goosen looks set to start
25 Sep 2012
Johan Goosen spent Tuesday’s training session running at flyhalf, indicating strongly that he is likely to run-on against Australia at Loftus on Saturday. Read more
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Time key in attacking progression
25 Sep 2012
Springbok assistant coach Johan van Graan says there is still a high level of faith in their attacking strategy and adds that time will see it evolve into something more in line with national expectations. Read more
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‘The hungry dog hunts best’
25 Sep 2012
Jannie du Plessis says the inexperience of the Springboks’ pack should not be viewed as a negative. Read more
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Barnes bats for Steyn
25 Sep 2012
Berrick Barnes says the Wallabies expect Morne Steyn to start at Loftus and believes the criticism he has endured is unfair. Read more
