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The latest news and videos from the southern hemisphere tournament involving the Springboks, All Blacks, Wallabies and Pumas

European clubs to thwart plans for global season?

Europe’s top rugby clubs could oppose plans for a global season, according to a report in the Times.

The Springboks lineup for the national anthem

SA Rugby registers spike in transformation progress

SA Rugby’s annual audit has shown that the governing body has registered a 22% increase in its transformation progress in the 2019 calendar year.

Kolisi documentary in the works

Roc Nation Sports president Michael Yormark says his agency didn’t sign Springbok captain Siya Kolisi because he is a star athlete but because of the man he is and what he stands for.

Global calendar talks progress

SA Rugby chief executive Jurie Roux says talks over the global calendar have progressed and an agreement could be reached as early as July this year. DYLAN JACK reports.

WELLINGTON, NEW ZEALAND - SEPTEMBER 13: Cornal Hendricks of the Springboks makes a break on his way to scoring a try during The Rugby Championship match between the New Zealand All Blacks and the South Africa Springboks at Westpac Stadium on September 13, 2014 in Wellington, New Zealand. (Photo by Hagen Hopkins/Getty Images) centre

Rewind: Set-piece brilliance vs ABs (2014)

Take a look back at Cornal Hendricks finishing off a well-executed set-piece try during the 2014 Rugby Championship clash between the Springboks and All Blacks in Wellington.

Bryan Habana of South Africa runs in for his try during The Castle Rugby Championship match between South Africa and New Zealand

Habana: Sanzaar needs SA to survive

Bryan Habana has thrown his support behind a global calendar, but questioned the practicality and feasibility of SA Rugby’s prospective move away from Sanzaar to join northern-hemisphere competitions.

Bok eighthman Marcell Coetzee against Australia in the Rugby Champs

Australia keen to host Rugby Champs

Rugby Australia is negotiating with the Australian government for permission to host South Africa, New Zealand and Argentina in a shortened Rugby Championship later this year.

British & Irish Lions assistant coach Scotland coach Gregor Townsend backs global Test calendar

Scotland boss backs global Test calendar

Gregor Townsend has thrown his support behind the idea of combining World Rugby’s two international Test windows for an aligned single calendar.

Vaccine key in rugby context

World Rugby boss Bill Beaumont says a vaccine for Covid-19 would be important for the game to resume with ‘absolute confidence’.

Rugby only back at level 1

The director-general of the department of Sport and Arts & Culture, Vusumuzi Mkhize, says contact sport in South Africa will resume at level 1 of the lockdown.