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All Blacks head coach Scott Robertson said Sunday that he is still deciding how to best use the class of Beauden Barrett, who shone in the series win over England. The two-time World Rugby Player of the Year came off the bench in Saturdays second Test in Auckland to spark the All Blacks

Springbok prop Ox Nche was absolutely in his element on Saturday night and produced a man-of-the-match performance, but still ended up on the losing side as Ireland clinched a thrilling 25-24 win over the hosts in the second Test at Kings Park. Nche was immense, absolutely decimating th

South Africa and Ireland met in the second Test of two in Durban on Saturday with the Six Nations winners beating the world champions 25-24 in a thrilling match to level the series at 1-1. Here is how The Citizen rated the performance of the Bok players, out of 10, in the match

The world champion Springboks from 2023 and the Six Nations winners from 2024, Ireland, clash in the second Test of their series in Durban on Saturday, with kick-off at 5pm. The Boks won the first Test 27-20 at Loftus Versfeld in Pretoria last Saturday to end a three-match losing run ag

A resurgent Wallabies earned their first back-to-back Test wins since 2021 on Saturday with a hard-fought 36-28 victory over Wales, who extended their horror run to nine straight defeats. Filipo Daugunu scored twice with Jake Gordon and Allan Alaalatoa also crossing on a wet and cold Me

Novak Djokovic has backed Carlos Alcaraz to rack up more Grand Slam titles, but the Serb hopes that run doesnt start when they clash in a blockbuster Wimbledon final on Sunday. Djokovic will equal Roger Federers record of eight Wimbledon titles and become the tournaments oldest champion

Amakhosi are currently in Turkey preparing for the 2024/25 DStv Premiership season under the mentorship of the new coach Nasreddine Nabi. It is very good to be in a place like this and play friendlies with high-quality players and teams of a high calibre, which is going to be a good tes

Kanes strike to bring England level in a dramatic semi-final victory over the Netherlands was his 406th goal for clubs and country. Yet, he is approaching his 31st birthday without a single trophy to his name. Kane transferred his prolific Premier League form to the Bundesliga

Springbok captain Siya Kolisi was in a spicy mood at the teams pre-match press conference on Friday afternoon ahead of the second Test of the Incoming Series against Ireland at Kings Park in Durban on Saturday evening (kick-off 5pm). Kolisi was in no mood to entertain complaints about t