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A selection crossroads for Springboks coach Rassie Erasmus after the Wallabies exposed weaknesses in his side during the opening round of the Rugby Championship

20 August 2025

A selection crossroads for Springboks coach Rassie Erasmus after the Wallabies exposed weaknesses in his side during the opening round of the Rugby Championship

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All Blacks Patrick Tuipulotu and Anton Lienert-Brown will be absent due to respective head and nose knocks this week against Argentina in Buenos Aires - prop Tamaiti Williams and loose forward Wallace Sititi are poised to return
	19 Aug: All Blacks Patrick Tuipulotu and Anton Lienert-Brown will be absent due to respective head and nose knocks this week against Argentina in Buenos Aires - prop Tamaiti Williams and loose forward Wallace Sititi are poised to return... more

Getting rid of the third-quarter blues is a focus for the All Blacks ahead of their second match of the Rugby Championship
	18 Aug: Getting rid of the third-quarter blues is a focus for the All Blacks ahead of their second match of the Rugby Championship... more

A close knit team is being pinpointed as a winning formula for high jumper Hamish Kerr
	18 Aug: A close knit team is being pinpointed as a winning formula for high jumper Hamish Kerr... more

Otago have come out on top in a 12 try NPC extravaganza - prevailing 46-41 over Wellington in Porirua
	17 Aug: Otago have come out on top in a 12 try NPC extravaganza - prevailing 46-41 over Wellington in Porirua... more

The Wallabies expect a Boks backlash to be in the forecast after their stunning victory in Johannesburg
	17 Aug: The Wallabies expect a Boks backlash to be in the forecast after their stunning victory in Johannesburg... more

A plethora of improvement areas for Waikato heading into this afternoon's NPC rugby outing against Counties Manukau in Hamilton
	17 Aug: A plethora of improvement areas for Waikato heading into this afternoon's NPC rugby outing against Counties Manukau in Hamilton... more

Ellis Park shock loss forces Springboks coach to re-think line-up for next week's Wallabies rematch
	17 Aug: A shock loss at Ellis Park has forced Springboks coach Rassie Erasmus to re-think his line-up for next week's rematch against the Wallabies in Cape Town... more

Waikato are wary of some big name personnel in the Counties Manukau ranks ahead of this afternoon's NPC rugby fixture in Hamilton
	17 Aug: Waikato are wary of some big name personnel in the Counties Manukau ranks ahead of this afternoon's NPC rugby fixture in Hamilton... more

Wallabies coach giving journeyman his flowers after Rugby Championship victory over South Africa
	17 Aug: Wallabies coach Joe Schmidt is giving one of their journeyman his flowers after a remarkable Rugby Championship victory over South Africa in Johannesburg... more