Sonny Bill setback for All Blacks

All Blacks centre Sonny Bill Williams has been ruled out of the three-match Test series against France with a knee injury.

North takes centre stage for Wales

George North will start at outside centre for Wales in Saturday’s match against the Springboks in Washington DC.

Watch: Rassie shows Bok hand

Craig Lewis and Ryan Vrede discuss the Springboks’ selections for Saturday’s match against Wales in Washington DC and predict the starting lineup to face England at Ellis Park.

Du Toit ready to set an example

Pieter-Steph du Toit says receiving the captaincy for the Springboks’ one-off Test against Wales in Washington DC exceeded his wildest dreams.

Best blow for Ireland

Captain Rory Best has been ruled out of Ireland’s three-Test series in Australia because of a knee injury.

Watch: Stick on if Boks are transformed

Mzwandile Stick was asked if, with so many black Africans in the Springbok setup, we can now say that the team is transformed (Xhosa).

Eddie defends England’s training regime

Eddie Jones says Bath owner Bruce Craig has no right to tell him how to train his England team.

‘England needed All Blacks reality check’

Former Fiji Sevens coach Ben Ryan says England could have benefitted from playing regularly against the All Blacks.

Kolisi: I was shocked, overwhelmed

Siya Kolisi talks about the moment he was told he was the new Springbok captain.

Watch: A man for this moment

Ryan Vrede says Siya Kolisi’s rise to Springbok captain is a triumph of the human spirit.