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The Latest Breaking News from Springboks

South Africa star back from eye gouging ban to face England in Nations Championship

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The Independent UK · Jun 29

Eben Etzebeth returns for South Africa as Springboks make fly half decision for England clash

Etzebeth was sent off for eye gouging in his last Test and has played only once since

The Independent UK · Jun 29

Springboks boss Rassie Erasmus compares Henry Pollock to Siya Kolisi ahead of England clash

Pollock is set to take on South Africa for the first time in Johannesburg next week

The Independent UK · Jun 23

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England reveal new captain as Maro Itoje rested for Nations Championship

Jamie George will lead England in their July fixtures with five uncapped players included in the squad

The Independent UK · Jun 22

Henry Pollock sets sights on Springboks after Prem title: ‘People can talk all they want – I guess I keep showing up’

Player of the match in the Prem final, Pollock is ready to relish the challenge of facing South Africa with England in a fortnight

The Independent UK · Jun 21

Six newcomers in Boks squad for Nations Championship

Two long absent players have earned recalls and their are six newcomers in South Africa's squad for the start of rugby's inaugural Nations Championship.

AAP · Jun 21

Is South Africa vs Barbarians on TV? Channel, kick-off time and how to watch Springboks clash

Everything you need to know ahead of the clash in Gqeberha

The Independent UK · Jun 20

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Springboks star Sacha Feinberg-Mngomezulu to undergo scans on ‘pretty serious’ injury

The Stormers fly half suffered an ankle injury in the URC quarter-final win over Cardiff

The Independent UK · May 31

Back surgery means All Blacks captain Scott Barrett will miss Nations Championship

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The Independent UK · May 27

All Blacks captain Scott Barrett to miss Nations Championship and Springboks series after back surgery

Barrett had begun this season on a non-playing sabbatical but has suffered a setback

The Independent UK · May 27

The South African ready to switch allegiance and solve England’s midfield issues

Benhard Janse van Rensburg will become eligible for England this summer and could feature for Steve Borthwick’s side

The Independent UK · May 15

Two-time Rugby World Cup winner suffers third ACL rupture

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The Independent UK · Apr 1

Leinster and Springboks lock RG Snyman dealt ‘devastating’ injury blow

Snyman has suffered a torn anterior cruciate ligament and faces months out

The Independent UK · Apr 1

Springboks add key member of England staff ahead of Nations Championship meeting

Joe Lewis will take up a role as performance analyst with South Africa in June

The Independent UK · Mar 30

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AAP · Mar 29

Aussie scoring machine nets another Japanese rugby win

Former Wallabies Bernard Foley and Paddy Ryan have enjoyed wins in the latest round of rugby in Japan, but Israel Folau tasted defeat for a ninth game in a row.

The Guardian - UK · Mar 15

George backs Borthwick to lead England at World Cup and takes aim at South Africa

Jamie George said the head coach is ‘the perfect person’ to lead England into the World Cup, adding that the Nations Championship game against the Springboks will be ‘an amazing opportunity’

The Independent UK · Mar 4

All Blacks appoint new head coach after overlooking favourite Jamie Joseph

Former Australia and Glasgow Warriors coach Dave Rennie will leave his job at Kobe Steelers to take charge of New Zealand until the next World Cup

The Independent UK · Feb 18

What is wrong with Ireland’s scrum? How England can exploit set piece advantage in Six Nations clash

The sight of Tadhg Furlong being tossed up in the air by Italy highlighted an Irish scrum under scrutiny

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The Guardian - AU · Feb 11

Local rivalries are key for Wallabies as Super Rugby starts the new season full of hope

Australia’s club sides can drive each other to greater heights in a year that will prove crucial ahead of the 2027 Rugby World Cup

The Independent UK · Jan 22

How Donald Trump factored into decision to host Springboks vs All Blacks in Baltimore

Heavyweights South Africa and New Zealand will play a historic Test match in the US in September as part of “Rugby’s Great Rivalry” series

The Independent UK · Jan 22

Why are South Africa and New Zealand playing in Baltimore? The inside story of Rugby’s Greatest Rivalry

RUGBY’S GREATEST RIVALRY: As the two heavyweight nations prepare to clash in Baltimore in September, Harry Latham-Coyle lays out the landscape as rugby chases the American dream

The Independent UK · Jan 22

Springboks to take on All Blacks in Baltimore in first Rugby’s Greatest Rivalry series

The two sides will meet in Maryland in September

The Independent UK · Dec 24, 2025

The Springboks, Red Roses and Louis Bielle-Biarrey: The 2025 Rugby Union Awards

With the rugby year at an end, we hand out our gongs after a busy 12 months on and off the field

The Guardian - UK · Dec 13, 2025

Saracens fall just short in South Africa as Sharks survive Champions Cup storm

A much-changed Saracens team were on the wrong end of a 28-23 scorline in tough conditions in Durban

The Guardian - UK · Dec 10, 2025

Etzebeth accepts 12-week ban but claims eye-gouge ‘was never intentional’

South Africa’s Eben Etzebeth has accepted his 12-week ban for an eye-gouge on Wales flanker Alex Mann but maintains it was not an intentional act

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