South Africa captain Siya Kolisi will play at No 8 for the first time in his Test career when the Springboks open their Rugby Championship campaign against Australia in Johannesburg on Saturday.
Veteran scrumhalf Nic White has postponed his retirement from international rugby to join Australia’s squad for the upcoming Rugby Championship tour of South Africa.
Andy Farrell’s Lions saw their unbeaten tour hopes end in Sydney as the Wallabies capitalised on errors and set-piece struggles to take positives into the Rugby Championship.
Scott Barrett shared that the All Blacks are determined to finish the Rugby Championship on a high note and celebrate former captain Sam Cane’s 100th Test with a complete and dominant performance against Australia.
Argentina head coach Felipe Contepomi has made several changes to the starting line up for the Rugby Championship decider against South Africa to be played at Sky Stadium on Saturday.
South Africa lock Eben Etzebeth is set to become the most capped player for the Springboks as he starts in the final round of the Rugby Championship game against Argentina.
Argentina will miss the services of loose forward Marcos Kremer for the final round of the Rugby Championship game against South Africa following an injury.
All Blacks centre Reiko Ioane expressed confidence that his side will be executing the plans better when they take on the Wallabies in the final round of the Rugby Championship in Wellington.
Ireland have claimed the top position in the World Rugby Rankings following South Africa's defeat to Argentina in the fifth round of the Rugby Championship.
Manie Libbok missed a decisive penalty goal in the closing stage as Argentina edged out South Africa with a 29-28 victory in the fourth round of the Rugby Championship in Santiago del Estero on Saturday.
New Zealand successfully managed to hold on a late surge from Australia as they sealed a thrilling 31-28 victory in Sydney to retain the Bledisloe Cup.
Argentina head coach Felipe Contepomi has made three changes to the starting line up for the fifth round of the Rugby Championship clash against South Africa to be played in in Santiago del Estero on Saturday.
James Slipper is set to become the most-capped Australian player when he takes the field in the Bledisloe opener against New Zealand in Sydney on Saturday.
New Zealand head coach Scott Robertson has named Beauden Barrett at fullback for the first of the two Bledisloe Cup Tests to be played in Sydney on Saturday.