Boks demolish 14-man All Blacks at Twickenham

MATCH REPORT: The Springboks made a big statement concluding their World Cup preparations with a resounding 35-7 win over the All Blacks at Twickenham on Friday. The Springboks scored five tries, through captain Siya Kolisi, wing Kurt-Lee Arendse, hooker Malcolm Marx and replacements Bongi Mbonambi and Kwagga Smith – all converted

South Africa v New Zealand – teams and prediction

PREVIEW: Just 80 minutes stand between South Africa and the start of their World Cup title defence. However, the quality of the opposition at Twickenham on Friday, New Zealand, could make the next fortnight a painful period. With the All Blacks’ convincing 35-20 Rugby Championship win in Auckland last month still fresh

All Blacks XV team named for first clash against Japan XV

The All Blacks XV team has been named to play Japan XV at Chichibunomiya Rugby Stadium in Tokyo on Saturday 8 July, kick-off at 5.00PM JST (8.00PM NZST). The match will be broadcast live on Sky Sport. The matchday 23 is as follows (Super Rugby Club, Province) Xavier Numia (Hurricanes, Wellington) Ricky