South Africa

Returning New Zealand captain Richie McCaw says the All Blacks are excited ahead of this weekend's 2013 Rugby Championship decider in Johannesburg.

The 2013 Rugby Championship title is up for grabs when New Zealand meet South Africa at Johannesburg's Ellis Park this weekend.

1995 World Cup-winning captain Francois Pienaar says this weekend's Rugby Championship decider could be the biggest game Ellis Park has ever hosted.

The Rugby Championship's penultimate round saw favourites New Zealand and South Africa both take convincing victories.

South Africa forwards coach Johann van Graan says that his side will have to be 'very clever and very clinical' if they are to beat New Zealand in the 2013 Rugby Championship decider on Saturday.

Watch as South Africa captain Jean de Villiers says he is 'excited' ahead of his side's crunch Rugby Championship 2013 clash against New Zealand this weekend.

It was South Africa who made the biggest statement of the third round of the 2013 Rugby Championship with an emphatic 38-12 crushing of Australia.

South Africa go into this week's Rugby Championship clash with Australia looking for a third straight win while their opponents are yet to get off the mark.

The All Blacks welcome Argentina to Auckland as huge competition favourites while the wounded Wallabies, who have not yet recorded a vicoty in the 2013 tournament, host South Africa on Saturday night.

South Africa have made five changes from their starting side that faced the Pumas in Argentina two weeks ago.

After another action packed round of rugby in the 2013 Rugby Championship, it is the All Blacks and Springboks who sit at the top of the table.

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South Africa coach Heyneke Meyer and his Argentine counterpart Santiago Phelan give their reaction to the Springboks thrashing the Pumas 73-13.

South Africa coach Heynke Meyer says his side will go out with an attacking mindset when they take on Argentina in their opening game of the Rugby Championship 2013.

The All Blacks are the hot favourites to win the Rugby Championship in 2013. Can anyone beat them?

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Rugby in the northern hemisphere is power based. Fear of defeat outweighs ambition. This has been starkly proved in the Autumn Series.

Here is my Autumn International Test Rugby Review following the weekend, from a New Zealand perspective.

The Rugby Championship 2012 is pretty much decided with the All Blacks hot favourites to win