Carr vs Watson
Both players will have very different but potentially match-shaping roles to play in Port Elizabeth on Friday, writes BRENTON CHELIN.
All Blacks will be beaten
The Springboks and Wallabies will know they are closer than ever to firing a few shots across the bows of the world champions, writes MARK KEOHANE.
Ex-Pumas skipper shifts focus
Juan Martín Fernández Lobbe will be able to concentrate on his own game after losing the Pumas captaincy, writes FRANKIE DEGES.
Flogged Boks may battle
Several key Springboks head into the Rugby Championship in desperate need of a rest. The Super Rugby franchises are once again to blame, writes JON CARDINELLI.
Smith will add value to Boks
Juan Smith has shown through his performances for Toulon that he has more to give as a top-flight rugby player, writes JON CARDINELLI.
All Blacks’ reluctant superstar
Ben Smith is the most unassuming of blokes with the most dazzling of repertoires, writes MARC HINTON.
Springboks are spoilt for choice
Only the All Blacks boast a squad more impressive in names and daunting in depth than the Springboks, writes MARK KEOHANE in Business Day newspaper.
Kick flawed perceptions out
With the Springboks poised for another Rugby Championship assault, let's bury the rhetoric that tactical kicking is a bad thing, writes RYAN VREDE.
Highlights: Waratahs vs Crusaders (2014 final)
Bernard Foley kicked a last-gasp penalty to give the Waratahs a 33-32 victory over the Crusaders and their first Super Rugby title.
