Barrett slapped with three-week ban

All Blacks lock Scott Barrett has been suspended for three weeks after he was red-carded in Saturday’s Rugby Championship clash with the Wallabies.

Rassie’s dilemma: Cotton wool or continuity?

While several first-choice players deserve a break others may benefit from a run against Argentina in the final friendly before the team departs for the World Cup, writes JON CARDINELLI.

Key strengths bode well for Boks

Winning the Rugby Championship can only bode well for Rassie Erasmus’ men, who appear to be conditioned and primed to enter the World Cup with a winning chance, writes former Bok hooker JAMES DALTON.

Watch: Boks’ arrival media conference

Hear what the Springboks had to say upon arrival back in South Africa after claiming the Rugby Championship title.

Boks determined to maintain momentum

Rassie Erasmus has attributed the team’s turnaround in fortunes to the ‘ownership of performance taken by the players’.

Kolisi set for Bok comeback

Springbok captain Siya Kolisi is set to be managed back to action in Saturday’s World Cup warm-up against Argentina in Pretoria.

All Blacks still No 1, Boks drop to fifth

The All Blacks retained the world No 1 ranking after Wales squandered a golden opportunity to unseat them at the top, while the Boks slipped to fifth.

Paper Talk: Whiteley struggling with injury

A round-up of what some of South Africa’s leading Sunday papers are saying, including a look at who could line up for the Springboks on Saturday.

Three key points from past weekend

CRAIG LEWIS identifies some of the good, the bad and the ugly to take away from the final round of the Rugby Championship.

‘Meticulous Rassie deserves this’

What NICK MALLETT had to say on SuperSport about the Springboks’ Rugby Championship title triumph in Salta on Saturday.