4 d. ago Nigel Owens defends himself amid public row as World Rugby delete video

South Africa beat Australia 30-22, but there was a game-defining moment that has been at the centre of a controversy.

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8 d. ago Eddie Jones calls for World Rugby law change as Rassie Erasmus accused

Jones believes a late change to the Springboks’ back row was crucial in deciding the game between South Africa and Australia

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9 d. ago Australia stack up runs and salvage pride with huge win over South Africa

3rd ODI: Australia, 2-431, bt South Africa, 155, by 276 runsTravis Head hits 142, one of three home centurionsTravis Head, Mitchell Marsh and Cameron Green smashed blistering hundreds as Australia steamrollered South Africa by 276 runs in the third and final one-day international of the series in Mackay.South Africa had already clinched the series, leaving the 50-over world champions to play for pride in the last match. Australia’s opening pair set the tone with a 250-run partnership between player-of-the-match Head (142) and Marsh (100), before an incendiary unbeaten 118 from Green powered Australia to a mammoth 2-431. Continue reading...

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9 d. ago Handré Pollard scowls at the uprights as if he owns them. Australia could do with a ruthless winner like him

It would be simplistic to say South Africa won this slugfest solely because of Pollard. But he did kick all six of his shots at goalHandré Pollard doesn’t simply point to the poles. The South African metronome, his face stuck in a perpetual scowl, thrusts a meaty finger towards the uprights as if he owns them. “You’re mine,” he growls, with the promise that in just a few short seconds an oval ball will be spiralling through them courtesy of his swinging right boot.If there’s such a thing as a Test match animal then it is Pollard, the only fly-half present at the final whistle of two victorious World Cup campaigns. And Test match animals win Test matches. Whatever transpires across 80 minutes is almost immaterial. All that matters is the result. Continue reading...

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9 d. ago Pollard shines as South Africa bounce back to beat Australia in Rugby Championship

South Africa 30-22 AustraliaSpringboks avenge shock defeat by WallabiesHandré Pollard put in a commanding performance at fly-half as a more pragmatic South Africa beat Australia 30-22 in their second Rugby Championship Test in Cape Town on Saturday to reignite the defence of their title.Australia had stunned the world champion Springboks 38-22 in their competition opener in Johannesburg the previous weekend as the hosts tried to play an expansive game-plan with ball in hand and were picked off.More to follow Continue reading...

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1 week ago South Africa vs Australia live: Springboks edge out Wallabies to restore Rugby Championship hopes

South Africa 30-22 Australia: The Springboks overcame another battling performance from Australia having suffered a shock defeat last week

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1 week ago South Africa vs Australia live: Wallabies threaten another comeback against Springboks in Rugby Championship

Can the Wallabies build on a breakthrough success in Johannesburg a week ago

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1 week ago South Africa vs Australia live: Wallabies strike as Springboks bid to hit back in Rugby Championship

Can the Wallabies build on a breakthrough success in Johannesburg a week ago

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1 week ago South Africa v Australia: 2025 Rugby Championship Test – live

Updates from from Springboks vs Wallabies clash at DHL StadiumKick-off in Cape Town is 5.10pm local/1.10am AEST/4pm BSTAny thoughts? Get in touch with an emailAustralia haven’t beaten South Africa in back-to-back games since 2015.Tell you what, I think they’ll do it. Continue reading...

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1 week ago South Africa vs Australia live: Springboks bid to hit back after shock defeat in Rugby Championship

Can the Wallabies build on a breakthrough success in Johannesburg a week ago

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1 week ago Eddie Jones reveals Springboks theory over historic Wallabies victory

Eddie Jones has played down the Wallabies’ landmark Ellis Park triumph over the Springboks in the Rugby Championship opener

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1 week ago In outback Australia, a telescope searches for a hidden universe. Down on Earth, misconduct claims rock the project

The organisation that manages the Square Kilometre Array Observatory has denied whistleblower allegations of financial mismanagementGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastIt is hailed as a global endeavour to explore the hidden universe – a powerful telescope comprising more than 130,000 antennae being built in outback Western Australia.Along with a sister telescope in South Africa, the Square Kilometre Array Observatory is a €2bn (A$3.6bn) project tasked with mapping the first billion years of the universe. Continue reading...

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1 week ago A giant telescope was supposed to answer the universe’s big questions. Now the project has been rocked by misconduct claims

The organisation that manages the Square Kilometre Array Observatory has denied whistleblower allegations of financial mismanagementGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastIt is hailed as a global endeavour to explore the hidden universe – a powerful telescope comprising more than 130,000 antennae being built in outback Western Australia.Along with a sister telescope in South Africa, the Square Kilometre Array Observatory is a €2bn (A$3.6bn) project tasked with mapping the first billion years of the universe. Continue reading...

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1 week ago 'Really awful' South Africa eager to avoid ranking freefall in Australia rematch as Edinburgh man keeps place

Wallabies braced for a punchy affair in Cape Town

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1 week ago Australia beaten again as South Africa clinch ODI series with 84

South Africa 277; Australia 193 | SA win by 84 runsJosh Inglis knock can’t mask another batting failureAustralia have slumped to a seventh defeat from their last eight ODIs, suffering a 84-run loss against South Africa in Mackay that allowed the Proteas to take an unassailable 2-0 series lead.After being crushed by 98 runs in Cairns on Tuesday night, Australia again struggled batting under lights as the recent 50-over retirements of Steve Smith and Glenn Maxwell were laid bare. Continue reading...

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1 week ago South Africa beat Australia by 84 runs in second men’s ODI to win series – as it happened

The hosts were beaten by 84 runs as South Africa took an unassailable 2-0 lead in the one-day series3rd over: South Africa 7-1 (Rickelton 5, de Zorzi 2) To the surprise of nobody, Hazlewood is banging the ball in on a good length for the most part. When he tries to pitch it fuller he strays onto Rickleton’s pads and the left-hander benefits from a Carey misfield to run three. De Zorzi then opens his account with a couple behind square off his hip.2nd over: South Africa 2-1 (Rickelton 2, de Zorzi 0) A second slip comes in for the new batter, de Zorzi, and they’re both very happy when the number three plays and misses at his opening delivery. Excellent start for Bartlett who begins with a wicket maiden. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago Australia in a spin as Maharaj bowls South Africa to opening ODI win

First ODI: South Africa 296-8; Australia 198 | SA win by 98 runsHosts lose six wickets for 29 in Cairns collapse A career-best haul from veteran spinner Keshav Maharaj has inspired South Africa to a crushing 98-run win over Australia in the first ODI in Cairns.With Australia cruising at 0-60 chasing the Proteas’ 8-296, Maharaj wreaked havoc during a stunning spell as the hosts lost 6-29 in 55 balls at Cazaly’s Stadium. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago Springboks dealt huge injury blow as Siya Kolisi ruled out of second Australia clash

Pieter-Steph du Toit has also been ruled out after suffering a concussion in South Africa’s defeat in the opening round of the Rugby Championship

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2 w. ago Ellis Park epic delivers a powerful adrenaline shot to Australian rugby | Angus Fontaine

The comeback against the Springboks ranks up there with the best of all time and could provide a platform to help rebuild the codeWith their mindblowing comeback victory over the world champion Springboks, Australian rugby has issued a warning shot to the world: the Wallabies are back. That fragile prophecy, oft-imagined yet rarely voiced across two decades of regress, is now being fulfilled thanks to coach Joe Schmidt assembling a team of characters, with incredible character, capable of winning the 2027 Rugby World Cup in Australia.The epic at Ellis Park has delivered a powerful adrenaline shot to rugby’s heartland. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago Springbok star issues apology as Rassie Erasmus turns air blue after stunning collapse

South Africa fell to a shock defeat at the hands of Australia in the opening match of The Rugby Championship

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