Boks to opt out of Rugby Champs – report
The Springboks are expected to officially withdraw from the Rugby Championship, the New Zealand Herald reports.
The Springboks are expected to officially withdraw from the Rugby Championship, the New Zealand Herald reports.
Even if the Boks don’t make the start of the Rugby Championship, All Blacks assistant coach John Plumtree says they’d hope to see the defending champions involved down the line.
Sanzaar has confirmed that SA Rugby has until Friday to decide on sending the Springboks to Australia for the Rugby Championship.
In the second episode of ‘Chasing the Sun’, Rassie Erasmus shares an insightful recollection of how the players essentially went against his instruction to chase more than a losing bonus point against the All Blacks in Wellington last year.
It will be unsurprising to see the Boks have little option but to opt out of participation in the Rugby Championship, writes CRAIG LEWIS.
Go inside the Springboks’ change room ahead of their 2019 Rugby Championship match against the All Blacks in Wellington, and experience the coaching genius of Rassie Erasmus.
Vodacom Bulls coach Jake White says SA Rugby is in a difficult position in deciding whether to send the Springboks to this year’s Rugby Championship.
SA Rugby has confirmed the Springboks’ ability to participate in the Rugby Championship will be finalised early next week.
The Springboks have been named to play Argentina on 12 December in a revised Rugby Championship schedule released on Thursday.
The Springboks’ plan for their historic win over the All Blacks in 2018 was to create genuine fear in their opponents, the first episode of ‘Chasing the Sun’ revealed.