Rugby

The Boks' 36-20 victory in the Argentinian capital means they are level on 14 log points with the New Zealanders, who only occupy first position because of ...

In the past couple of games, that's been a difference. Nothing has changed in terms of how we play, we've just been able to capitalise now." "Our mindset was to come and get maximum points.

The Springboks endured a difficult week off the field, but kept their Rugby Championship hopes alive with a win over Argentina on it.

Steyn added the extras to stretch their lead and keep their hopes of a bonus-point victory alive. Argentina were awarded a penalty try (13-22). They got some points for it when flyhalf Damian Willemse levelled the scores with a penalty conversion. It all started with a strong run by youngster Canan Moodie, before scrunhalf Jaden Hendrikse went over in the corner. It felt almost unrealistic that they hadn't scored by the 65th minute. They set up a lineout five metres out, but nothing came of it as they lost it.

Springbok centre Damian de Allende and hooker Malcolm Marx lauded the team's character to bounce back from 22-20 up against Argentina with minutes to play ...

“It was great to get this this win for our country and the people behind us,” said Kolisi. “We will assess the injuries in the next two days and then make decisions on whether we have to bring in players next week. All credit to the players for remaining composed and showing their character in the way they played.” “The coaches believe in us, and we believe in ourselves, and we have ambitions of doing much more. Disappointingly, these allegations have already appeared online despite the absence of any evidence to support them. But I must take my hat off to the players for keeping such calm heads toward the end of the game to pull it through.” De Allende was pleased the team and backline’s progress in the last few months and said: “Not much has changed in the backline. The set piece battle was always going to be big in the match.” We are looking forward to it.” They will kick off their on-field preparations for their final match of the competition against Los Pumas on Tuesday. There were some good hands to the touchline, and we would like to continue improving as a team.” “We knew they would fight back, and unfortunately our discipline lacked in the second half.

Tyler Maclennan, a Grade 9 learner at Fourways High School has high hopes after being called up in the Golden Lions U15 rugby team.

My primary school introduced rugby when I was in Grade 4 and I was hooked. I have been training with my dad since the age of seven at Pound for Pound gym doing boxing, wrestling and MMA. Tyler had previously been announced in the U13 Lions side but Covid-19 reared its ugly head and prevented sports from taking place.

Northampton are showing the way for a sport which needs to abandon secrecy and bare its soul to create more box-office appeal.

Let people see the beating heart of the sport and it would take off with a new audience. Everyone is scrabbling for their slice of a pie which just isn't big enough to go round. The official deserves credit for taking an important stand, not damnation from one-eyed pundits. There is not enough ball-in-play time and there is far too much cynical stalling. The time has come for rugby to abandon secrecy and bare its soul, to create more box-office appeal. Last season, Nadolo's humble nature was apparent when he turned up to take part in training at local, lower-league Leicestershire clubs Birstall RFC and Quorn RFC. These impressive productions by the Saints provide the sort of insight which is too often lacking in a game so used to keeping its true nature hidden away. There's plenty of swearing - bleeped out - but that's the reality of rugby changing-rooms. The uninitiated could become hooked if they were given a glimpse of so much raw human emotion which the game is founded on. Viewers won't be drawn to content which isn't raw and real. The sport has all the ingredients for the sort of documentary series which have become such a familiar staple on the likes of Netflix and Amazon Prime. rugby is crying out for a 'Drive to Survive' project

Tries from scrumhalf Jaden Hendrikse, centre Damian de Allende, a brace from hooker Malcolm Marx and a penalty try proved enough to keep South Africa's title ...

But De Allende powered through two tackles to score from close range and Marx benefitted from tired tackling to score in the corner as South Africa extinguished Argentine hopes. Almost immediately, Matias Moroni made a stunning break though the heart of the Springbok defence to dot down under the posts and Boffelli’s conversion made it a two-point game, with South Africa still down to 14 men. South Africa brushed aside a series of scandals during the week to storm grab a bonus point 36-20 win over Argentina on Saturday. The tide appeared to be turning in their favour when Willie le Roux was sent to the bin after a string of South African infringements. “The message was very simple: we trained in the style of rugby we want to play and we didn’t see that in the first half,”said Cheika. Scrum-half Bertranou was yellow carded and Lood de Jager bulldozed over for what would have been a fourth South Africa try, only for Doleman to rule there was a knock-on in the build-up as the Boks led 22-6 at half-time.

The statement read: "SA Rugby is aware that unsubstantiated allegations of failed tests for recreational drugs by Springbok players are circulating among ...

Underhill’s absence is a blow for England head coach Eddie Jones as the countdown to next year’s World Cup in France continues to gather pace. To muscle our way up the field to 80 metres to score and give us the chance of the draw is a massive credit to the players and their efforts. It's important for us to get a win and put in a performance we could be proud of. It is a starting point and we now want to build on it. Underhill had concussion during England’s second Test victory over Australia in Brisbane two months ago, and he was ruled out of the series decider. Roberts, who was on punditry duty for the BBC, said: "It looks like men v boys sometimes. They led 22-6 at the break but had to withstand a Pumas second-half fightback to remain on course for the title ahead of this coming weekend's finale against Argentina again in Durban. Scarlets boss Peel said: "The boys are desperately disappointed in the changing room. There's a point with this region where senior players need to come together and take it in a strong direction. "We've got supposed talent in this squad, but I don't see it at the moment. But it fell apart after that, prompting Dragons director of rugby Dean Ryan to say: "It wasn't good enough. Disappointingly, these allegations have already appeared online despite the absence of any evidence to support them.

The Wallabies were seething after being denied a famous win last week thanks to a hotly-debated call by ref Mathieu Raynal in the dying moments of the ...

"It sounds like the clock went off, and then he started it again. In most situations the clock is off and stays off," Rennie said. The trans-Tasman rivals meet again this Saturday at Eden Park for the final round of the Rugby Championship with the All Blacks needing a win to stay ahead of the Springboks. [told 1News exclusively last week](https://www.1news.co.nz/2022/09/16/exclusive-wallabies-foley-on-controversial-time-wasting-call/) he also felt the All Blacks had a role in the moment. The free kick turned into a scrum for the All Blacks five metres from the Wallabies line and eventually a try for Jordie Barrett in the right corner, sealing a 39-37 win after the hooter for New Zealand. The Wallabies were seething after being denied a famous win in Melbourne last Thursday thanks in part to a hotly-debated call by referee Mathieu Raynal in the dying moments of the match.

SA Rugby has strongly denied allegations of substance abuse and positive drug tests by their players that they said have been circulating in the media ...

SA Rugby does not conduct its own tests. SA Rugby does not conduct its own tests," the statement said. "SA Rugby wishes to repeat that it has no evidence of any adverse analytical findings for any kind of drug - be it performance enhancing or recreational - by Springbok players and regards the publication or the threat to publish such allegations as a deliberate attempt to sabotage the team's preparations."

South Africa hooker Malcolm Marx has scored a try in the final minute to secure a 36-20 bonus-point...

The home side were also awarded a penalty try to go with a five-pointer from centre Matias Moroni. "We have to learn from this, you have to play for 80 minutes if you want to win against the world champions." "The first half we weren't where we wanted to be in terms of defence and discipline," Pumas captain Julian Montoya said.

A more marketable Super Rugby season would strengthen rugby's standing in Australia while also future-proofing the game in New Zealand - and it's easily ...

A more marketable Super Rugby season (along with the addition of cross-over games with Asia and some incredible popular heritage series) would likely strengthen the standing of the game in Australia while also future-proofing the game in New Zealand. By pushing out the international calendar by a month, the Test season for the Southern Hemisphere nations could run from the start of August until the end of November, creating a perfect window for the club season to operate between February and July. Australia, meanwhile, could introduce their own similar competition to be played concurrently with the North v South series – something RA have had one eye on for a number of years. [All Blacks](https://www.rugbypass.com/teams/new-zealand/)’ standing on the world stage has been strengthened by the creation of the five franchises, with strong links between each of the players on the field. Many would argue that there’s also still a divide between the clubs and the wider regions, with the There are undoubtedly some who have taken this improvement as a sign of things to come, that the disruptions of 2020 and 2021 (which saw NZ and [Australia](https://www.rugbypass.com/teams/australia/) split off to play their separate [Super Rugby Aotearoa](https://www.rugbypass.com/super-rugby-aotearoa/) and AU competitions) left the Australian sides unprepared for trans-Tasman warfare and that with more regular match-ups throughout the season, the competition will even out over time. Rugby Australia have made it clear they aren’t willing to shed a team, however – and that means it might be up to NZR to think outside the box. The trans-Tasman games didn’t kick off until halfway through the season when teams were already struggling with injuries and Moana Pasifika’s addition to the competition meant that the next tier of talent which would normally slot in as injury replacements for the existing five NZ franchises was no longer available as a resource. It would also make the current NPC somewhat redundant, but that’s perhaps a natural evolution of the game in New Zealand. Ultimately, NZR should be looking to future-proof the game, which means what worked almost three decades ago when the franchises were first conceived in 1996 may no longer be appropriate and sunk costs shouldn’t prevent a necessary switch-up. Selecting players from nine different sides would present a bigger challenge – but there’s a potential solution to that. From 2016 until 2018, they lost over 40 games in succession.

Rugby Australia has written to the sport's global governing body to reiterate concerns about refereeing after the Rugby Championship test against New ...

[Kings Park sold out for Springboks Test against Argentina](/sport/rugby/springboks/kings-park-sold-out-for-springboks-test-against-argentina-e6ea6d57-d4b8-43a5-8db5-2f7e60c3e7c2) [‘Boks must be switched to avoid being punished by Argentina’, says Stick](/sport/rugby/springboks/springboks-must-be-switched-to-avoid-being-punished-by-argentina-says-mzwandile-stick-ee2ca472-0d37-48f6-97a4-a6462ed33497) [Rugby Tens Champs following hot on the heels of Rugby World Cup Sevens](/sport/rugby/rugby-tens-champs-following-hot-on-the-heels-of-rugby-world-cup-sevens-f3e4585c-59c5-41be-bc05-adc93600b309) [Bok defence not up to World Cup-winning levels, but … A Rugby Australia spokesperson on Monday confirmed the governing body had urged World Rugby to take seriously concerns about officiating in general. Melbourne - Rugby Australia has written to the sport's global governing body to reiterate concerns about refereeing after the Rugby Championship test against New Zealand in Melbourne was tarnished by a contentious time-wasting decision.

Durban - You can understand why Springbok coach Jacques Nienaber believes there is a conspiracy against his team when on the day of a massive Test match ...

If the All Blacks win but don’t get a bonus point, then the Boks must take five points to clinch the title. “It makes you wonder about #strongertogether (the team slogan). The five points the Boks earned for their exemplary efforts means they are joint top of the Rugby Championship table with New Zealand, and the title will be decided this Saturday. Nienaber said: “The timing of it was disturbing – five hours before a Test match which amounts to a semi-final (the Boks needed to win with a bonus point to keep alive their hopes of winning the Rugby Championship title in their last match at Kings Park in Durban this weekend). [Kings Park sold out for Springboks Test against Argentina](/sport/rugby/springboks/kings-park-sold-out-for-springboks-test-against-argentina-e6ea6d57-d4b8-43a5-8db5-2f7e60c3e7c2) [Nienaber uncertain about the extent of Willemse’s injury](/sport/rugby/springboks/springbok-coach-jacques-nienaber-uncertain-about-the-extent-of-damian-willemses-injury-e83fd300-de4b-4369-8fb8-d9cf248db187) [Nienaber says he is ‘stunned’ by allegations of drug use in Bok team](/sport/rugby/springboks/jacques-nienaber-says-he-is-stunned-by-allegations-of-drug-use-in-springbok-team-5020bdcf-037a-4d7e-a671-40dee1ae48fb) [Kolisi and Nienaber’s Springboks produced when it mattered most on the pitch](/sport/rugby/springboks/siya-kolisi-and-jacques-nienabers-springboks-produced-when-it-mattered-most-on-the-pitch-a74e6e69-e974-46bc-9fa1-b767dc49ec29) [Springbok player ratings: Hendrikse with a delicious dummy, Marx an 80-minute warrior](/sport/rugby/springboks/springbok-player-ratings-jaden-hendrikse-with-a-delicious-dummy-malcolm-marx-an-80-minute-warrior-ea7209da-7525-4976-bbc2-b0de9fc4e3e4) [the Elton Jantjies saga shattering the peace](https://www.iol.co.za/sport/rugby/springboks/springbok-flyhalf-elton-jantjies-sent-home-after-affair-with-team-dietician-is-exposed-228f5544-ed63-4fb5-8ae0-8e6b73c077d2) and just as the waters were calming, the next salvo of scandal torpedoed the Boks literally hours before kick-off, with players and management being contacted by media from South Africa to ask for their side of the story regarding the [ alleged use of cocaine by some of the players.](https://www.iol.co.za/sport/rugby/springboks/sa-rugby-dismiss-unsubstantiated-allegations-of-recreational-drug-use-by-springboks-f396798f-4a98-4001-8b7a-3ad678ac7656)

On Saturday, coach Jacques Nienaber praised the Boks' fighting spirit to grind their way to a crucial bonus-point 36-20 victory against Argentina at Estadio ...

All credit to the players for remaining composed and showing their character in the way they played.” “It was great to get this this win for our country and the people behind us,” said Kolisi. “We will assess the injuries in the next two days and then make decisions on whether we have to bring in players next week. “The coaches believe in us, and we believe in ourselves, and we have ambitions of doing much more. This week we made a point of working as hard as we can despite everything happening around us.” But I must take my hat off to the players for keeping such calm heads toward the end of the game to pull it through.”

Former All Black wing John Kirwan has come to the defence of Wallabies flyhalf Bernard Foley after his late game stalling cost his side.

“What do they want at the international level? “It may have been the wrong time to make this call. “So was the referee right? But we’ve got to start thinking about time wasting as a whole and how do we change that.” Was the decision wrong? “That’s up to World Rugby to decide, the type of rugby they want international rugby to be.”

Rugby Australia has written to the sport's governing body about "overbearing officials", after the Wallabies were denied victory against New Zealand by a ...

"A fair and strong refereeing call by Raynal I feel. Australia coach Dave Rennie said he had "never seen a call like that, at any level". Rugby Australia said their letter to World Rugby was not specifically about the Raynal decision, but more generally "the state of the game today and the overbearing nature of rules and officials".

French referee Mathieu Raynal sparked uproar in Australia after reversing a penalty awarded to the hosts in the dying seconds of their Rugby Championship clash ...

"A fair and strong refereeing call by Raynal I feel. Australia coach Dave Rennie said he had "never seen a call like that, at any level". Rugby Australia said their letter to World Rugby was not specifically about the Raynal decision, but more generally "the state of the game today and the overbearing nature of rules and officials".

All Blacks scrum-half Aaron Smith said it was "very special" to host Australia at Eden Park on Saturday with the chance to clinch The Rugby Championship ...

The All Blacks needed a Jordie Barrett try at the death to deny Australia a fight-back win last Thursday and Smith says New Zealand know they must produce a better performance. New Zealand last lost to Australia at Eden Park in 1986, but the All Blacks know that should they slip up, the Springboks will be waiting to take full advantage when they play Argentina in Durban later on Saturday. The Rugby Championship will be decided by this weekend's nail-biting last round of matches with both New Zealand and South Africa tied on 14 points at the top of the table.

Rugby Australia has written to the sport's governing body about "overbearing officials", after the Wallabies were denied victory against New Zealand by a ...

"A fair and strong refereeing call by Raynal I feel. Australia coach Dave Rennie said he had "never seen a call like that, at any level". The All Blacks were instead awarded a scrum five metres out and Jordie Barrett crossed in the corner for a 39-37 win to deny Australia the Bledisloe Cup and all but end their Rugby Championship hopes.

Rugby Australia has written to the sport's governing body about "overbearing officials", after the Wallabies were denied victory against New Zealand by a ...

"A fair and strong refereeing call by Raynal I feel. Australia coach Dave Rennie said he had "never seen a call like that, at any level". Rugby Australia said their letter to World Rugby was not specifically about the Raynal decision, but more generally "the state of the game today and the overbearing nature of rules and officials".

Rugby Australia has written to the sport's global governing body to reiterate concerns about refereeing after the Rugby Championship test against New ...