Black night for the Boks
1 decade ago by TheRoar.com.auThe New Zealand All Blacks have beaten South Africa 57-15 at Kings Park in Durban overnight, in what was a dark day for international rugby union. The reigning World Champions are breaking records along...
Another game, another dominant All Blacks performance
1 decade ago by TheRoar.com.auThe All Blacks have completed the perfect Rugby Championship with a 57-15 demolition of South Africa, lifting them within sight of a Test world record. The two-time defending world champions completed...
New Zealand scrape into quarter-finals
1 decade ago by World RugbyThe All Blacks Sevens will face top seeds Fiji in the first quarter-final after a dramatic conclusion to the pool stages of the Olympic Games men's sevens competition in Rio.
Adriaan Strauss: We’re our own worst enemy
1 decade ago by iol.co.zaSpringbok captain Adriaan Strauss admits the side have been their own worst enemies this season as they prepare to face the All Blacks.
Henry Thomas gunning to knock Dan Cole of his perch
1 decade ago by The Rugby PaperBath prop Henry Thomas believes he offers more than incumbent England tighthead Dan Cole, below – and will prove why he deserves another shot at Test level. Thomas, 24, has drifted down the Red Rose...
Sinead Kissane: TUE system for professional players should also stand for 'Tell Us Everything'
1 decade ago by Irish IndependentA year ago Dan Carter sat at the top table in a marquee at Twickenham Stadium and gave the media what they wanted. It was the day before the 2015 Rugby World Cup final in what would be his last game for...
Read relishes SA challenge
1 decade ago by SA RugbyKieran Read says the All Blacks have overcome their travel fatigue and are ready to embrace the hostile atmosphere at Kings Park on Saturday, reports JON CARDINELLI in Durban.
Comment: Allan Massie laments lack of safe, low tackling
1 decade ago by The ScotsmanThe other night I watched a documentary about the 1981 Springbok tour of New Zealand. Disrupted by the anti-apartheid demonstrators and activists, it was the last international rugby for South Africa until...
How Boks can beat All Blacks
1 decade ago by SA RugbyFormer captain Jean de Villiers believes the only way the Boks can beat the All Blacks in Durban this Saturday is by persisting with a pragmatic approach, writes CRAIG LEWIS in Durban.
Bank on Blacks to bash Boks
1 decade ago by SA RugbyThe Money Man placed a R5,000 wager on the Test between the Springboks and All Blacks in Durban on Saturday.
