South Africa

Springbok and Sharks prop Coenie Oosthuizen has announced his decision to retire from professional rugby following an injury.

Former New Zealand captain Sam Cane said he is upbeat about the prospect of facing the Springboks in South Africa in the upcoming Rugby Championship campaign.

South Africa centre Andre Esterhuizen has been handed a four game ban following his red card incident in the recently concluded game against Portugal.

South Africa head coach Rassie Erasmus has confirmed a 33-man squad for the upcoming Rugby Championship campaign.

South Africa head coach Rassie Erasmus insisted that the Springboks need to work on their discipline following their victory over Portugal in Bloemfontein last Saturday.

Ireland have consolidated their second position in the World Rugby Rankings while closing the gap over the top placed South Africa following their recent win in Durban.

Ciaran Frawley kicked two drop goals in the final 10 minutes as Ireland came from behind to edge out World Champions South Africa with a 25-24 margin in Durban to level the two-game series.

Ireland hooker Ronan Kelleher felt the squad has enough depth to overcome the setback of injury to Dan Sheenan as they take on the Springboks in the second Test on Saturday.

Mark Mapletoft's side had to dig deep to down the Junior Springboks and now England can look forward to a semi-final meeting with Ireland.

South Africa head coach Rassie Erasmus has named an unchanged side for the second and final Test against Ireland to be played on Saturday.

Ireland have suffered a double injury blow ahead of the second Test against South Africa with both hooker Dan Sheehan and scrumhalf Craig Casey ruled out due to injuries.

South Africa managed to hold off late fightback from Ireland as they sealed a thrilling 27-20 in the opening game of the two-match series in Pretoria on Saturday.

South Africa head coach Rassie Erasmus said he is expecting a stiff challenge from Ireland when the teams lock horns with each other in the two-game Test series.

South Africa head coach Rassie Erasmus has named two-time World Cup winning skipper Siya Kolisi as the captain for the upcoming series against Ireland.

World Champions South Africa marked the year with a win as they defeated Wales 41-13 in the encounter at Twickenham Stadium on Saturday.

South Africa coach Rassie Erasmus has named four uncapped players in the matchday squad for the upcoming clash against Wales to be played at Twickenham Stadium on Saturday.

Wales have suffered a major blow ahead of the Twickenham game against South Africa to be played on Saturday after flanker Jac Morgan is ruled out of the encounter due to a hamstring injury.

Wales have called-up Cardiff versatile loose-forward James Botham to the 38-man training squad for the upcoming summer fixtures.

South Africa receive a major boost ahead of the upcoming international season with star winger Cheslin Kolbe set to return for the home series against Ireland.

South Africa have been hit by a double injury blow ahead of their upcoming Test season with injuries to Cheslin Kolbe and Kurt-Lee Arendse.