Topic: Springboks
Rugby giants New Zealand and Australia both unveiled their teams for the World Cup quarter-finals ahead of what promised to be the most open knockout phase in the tournament's 24-year history.Ireland and Wales will get the action underway in an eagerly anticipated ...
South Africa lost 'enforcer' Bakkies Botha from the World Cup on Thursday as the reigning champions, England and Wales all announced their teams for this weekend's quarter-finals.Elsewhere, England manager Martin Johnson selected fly-halves Jonny Wilkinson and Toby Flood in the same team, ...
The challenge facing Australia in this Sunday's World Cup quarter-final against South Africa had not diminished after the Boks' lost enforcer Bakkies Botha to injury, Wallabies prop Ben Alexander said Thursday.Alexander admitted Australia's scrum "had a long way to go" and said ...
John Smit will captain the Springboks against Australia in a World Cup quarter-final here on Sunday, but lock Bakkies Botha misses out after injuring himself in training.Smit is one of three changes to the team that beat Samoa in the final pool ...
New Zealand head into next weekend's quarter-finals firm favourites to break their World Cup hoodoo yet the indefinable pressure of all-or-nothing matches looms large.The All Blacks know more than anyone else the foibles of looking too far ahead at the big prize ...
Wallabies skipper James Horwill said on Monday he was taking no comfort from Australia's recent success against South Africa ahead of their Rugby World Cup quarter-final showdown next weekend.Australia have defeated South Africa in five of their past six meetings, including twice ...
Defending champions South Africa were left counting the cost in injuries following Friday's bone-crunching 13-5 win over Samoa which booked their place in the World Cup quarter-finals.Almost certainly out of the rest of the tournament with a badly injured shoulder is Francois ...
Defending champions South Africa qualified for the World Cup quarter-finals but not after a desperate struggle to fight off Samoa 13-5 and stay unbeaten at North Harbour on Friday.The Springboks led 13-0 at halftime but failed to score for the last 53 ...
South Africa named their strongest available team, on Tuesday making seven changes ahead of their Rugby World Cup Pool D game against Samoa in Auckland on Friday.Barring the injury to lock Bakkies Botha, who continues to struggle with acute tendonosis on his ...
Wales will bid to put Namibia to the sword when the two sides meet in Monday's Pool D match to take a step towards qualifying for the knock-out phase of the World Cup.The Welsh narrowly lost their opener 17-16 to South Africa ...
