South Africa head coach Rassie Erasmus has honoured his promise of giving game time to as many players as possible by making 10 changes for the Nations Championship clash against Scotland in Pretoria.
South Africa ran in seven tries in a brutal 45-21 victory over England in their Nations Championship opener in Johannesburg.
New Zealand outscored hosts South Africa five tries to one to win the first Test 33-16 at Ellis Park on Saturday and go one-up in the four-match series.
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South Africa head coach Rassie Erasmus has extended his contract for a further four years.
South Africa lock Eben Etzebeth has been handed a 12-week suspension for what an independent disciplinary committee considered an 'intentional' eye gouge of Wales' Alex Mann last Saturday.
At the 2023 Rugby World Cup, the four best sides in the world by a considerable margin - and ranked in the top four as such - were Ireland, South Africa, France and New Zealand. Yet, all four ended up on the same side of the draw and met in the quarter-finals.
England will face Wales, Tonga and Zimbabwe in the pool stages of the Rugby World Cup in 2027.
South Africa inflicted Wales' worst-ever defeat in Cardiff as the hosts lost 73-0, conceding 11 tries.
George Furbank is out of England's Nations Championship opener against South Africa in Johannesburg on Saturday due to appendicitis and could miss the entire summer tour.
To face this current iteration of South Africa's Springboks is one of the biggest challenges in rugby at the moment. To face them with the majority of your matchday squad unavailable borders on ludicrous.
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Despite a near remarkable Irish effort to remain in the contest after being shown five cards and reduced to 12 players at one stage, South Africa posted a 24-13 win for a first success in Dublin since 2012.
Ireland head coach Andy Farrell has once again selected Sam Prendergast over Jack Crowley at fly-half for Saturday's huge clash against South Africa in Dublin.
Ireland head into the weekend's headline Autumn Nations Series clash against South Africa in Dublin as sizeable underdogs, but recent history suggests things may not prove straightforward for the Springboks.
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