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Australia coach Joe Schmidt said the audition for the Rugby Championship was over after a revamped Wallabies continued their win streak ahead of facing world champions South Africa. Australia are unbeaten since the New Zealander took the reins, the latest win a 40-29 success against a g

South Africas Thriston Lawrence will play in the final group alongside the USAs Billy Horschel when the final round of the 152nd Open Championship tees off at Royal Troon on Sunday. The pair will go off at 3.25pm SA time in search of the Claret Jug after a tough and demanding third roun

Springbok captain Salmaan Moerat believes that the extended Bok squad players firmly put up their hands for selection to the Rugby Championship team to be named next week, after their 64-21 mauling of Portugal in Bloemfontein on Saturday night. The 23-man squad that was in action agains

The Springboks beat Portugal 64-21 in a first meeting between the teams, in Bloemfontein, on Saturday, in their final match of the three Incoming Tests in June and July. The Boks are next up in the Rugby Championship against Argentina, Australia and New Zealand, from next month. <p

The Springboks take on Portugal in a one-off Test in Bloemfontein on Saturday, in their final match before the Rugby Championship, which starts early next month. It is the first time the Boks and Portuguese will clash in a rugby Test. The world champions will be led by lock Sal

New Springbok captain Salmaan Moerat says the captaincy is way bigger than him and something that will inspire many South Africans, as he prepares to become the 66 th captain of the national team, and first Muslim to lead it in history, against Portugal on Saturday. Moerat comes from a

Springbok assistant coach Mzwandile Stick says their project 2027 is officially getting under way when they take on Portugal in their one-off Test at the Free State Stadium in Bloemfontein on Saturday evening (kick-off 5pm). The Boks will be taking on the European tier two nation with a

Irelands Shane Lowry leads the way at the halfway mark of the 152nd Open Championship being played at Royal Troon in Scotland this week, with South Africas Dean Burmester right in the mix , just five shots behind. Lowry, who won the Open at Royal Portrush in 2019, is on seven-under-par

The Junior Springboks beat Wales to finish seventh at the 2024 World Rugby U20 Championship in Cape Town on Friday. It brought to an end a disappointing tournament for the South Africans, whose only other win at the competition was in game one, against Fiji. They lost their oth