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Recuperating South Africa captain Siya Kolisi has been included in the squad for next month's Rugby World Cup but other key players were left…

Siya Kolisi will lead the Springbok squad at Rugby World Cup 2023 but there were some shock omissions announced.

Twenty-six of the 33 Springboks who won the last Rugby World Cup in Japan four years ago are contenders for places in the next edition in France, starting on September 8.Back row The most congested sector with 10 contenders for three starting places, filled by Kolisi, Du Toit and Duane Vermeulen in Japan when the first choice line-up was chosen.

Several very good players will miss Springbok Rugby World Cup selection. While disappointing, it’s a triumph for the Boks’ planning.

Up to nine starters and four replacements will be desperate to impress South Africa coach Jacques Nienaber in a Rugby World Cup warm-up against Argentina in Buenos Aires on Saturday.  South Africa edged Argentina 22-21 last weekend in a match to decide second place behind New Zealand in a Rugby Championship reduced to three matchdays because of the World Cup.

Hooker Bongi Mbonambi will achieve a proud personal milestone this weekend when he captains the Springboks for the first time, against Argentina in Buenos Aires on 5 August (early hours of 6 August SA time).

South Africa managed to grind out victory in a "proper test match", edging Argentina 22-21 in their final Rugby Championship fixture at Ellis Park on

Wallabies co-captain Michael Hooper is set to miss Saturday’s crucial Rugby Championship Test against Michael Cheika’s Argentina Pumas in Parramatta. The Roar can reveal…

Burning meat, brandy and coke and flamed Wallaby was on the menu in Pretoria

The Wallabies finished with a 37 per cent share of possession in the Loftus thumping at the hands of the Springboks on Sunday morning,…