The All Blacks surged into the Rugby World Cup (RWC) semifinals with a display of poise‚ power and precision here on Saturday. They thoroughly vanquished Ireland 46-14 to set up a meeting with England here next Saturday. The last time the…
The first weekend of Rugby World Cup has already delivered drama‚ skill and tension. Here are a few of the storylines from the past 48 hours. Fofana out of RWC 2019 – France’s drama-filled 23-21 win over Argentina in their opening Pool C…
The All Blacks won this match of brutal intensity on the back of an eight-minute burst in the first half after the Boks seemed to take their foot off the gas. The men in black drew deep breaths and held sway in the decisive moments to win…
LIAM DEL CARME in Tokyo – All Blacks coach Steve Hansen pushed back his Springbok counterpart’s assertion that his team had habitually benefited from referees’ leniency during their long stint at the op of the world rankings. On Wednesday…
Rugby’s most enduring rivalry is once again in rude health. Former New Zealand scrum-half Justin Marshall believes the Springboks’ recent performances against their old foe‚ the All Blacks‚ have given every indication the rivalry has been…
Springboks coach Rassie Erasmus has defended the flurry of substitutions he made late in the second half of the 32-30 Rugby Championship loss to New Zealand at Loftus on Saturday. The Boks looked to have the match under control with a 12…
Defence and physicality are key to the Springbok power game and both elements played their part in the team’s rousing victory over Australia in Port Elizabeth‚ Bok loose forward Pieter-Steph du Toit said. Thanks to his towering display‚…
