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Liam Del Carme has been a sports writer for more than 25 years. He specialises in rugby but also writes about cricket, tennis and golf for the Sunday Times.

Springboks assistant coach Mzwandile Stick and stand-in captain Jesse Kriel ahead of second Test against Australia in Cape Town on Saturday.

Stand-in Bok captain Kriel says they are desperate to right last week's wrongs against Australia

The need to right the ship and get their Rugby Championship campaign back on course has stirred the Springboks ahead of their clash against the Wallabies at Cape Town Stadium on Saturday.

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Springbok flyhalf Sacha Feinberg-Mngomezulu before the second Test against Australia in Cape Town on Saturday.

Springboks out to keep Wallabies at bay in Cape Town

When Sacha Feinberg-Mngomezulu fronts the media, his attacking prowess is more often than not the topic of conversation.

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Jean-Luc du Preez has been given another Boks opportunity in the absence of Jasper Wiese and and Siya Kolisi.

Jean-Luc du Preez given another Springbok opportunity

Jasper Wiese's suspension and Siya Kolisi's injury have seen Jean-Luc du Preez brought in from the cold again.

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Springboks coach Rassie Erasmus ahead of the second Test against Australia in Cape Town.

Bok coach Erasmus sticks to his guns to try to snap Wallabies’ week of wonder

The true elasticity of the Springbok squad will be put to the test when they try to snap the Wallabies' week of wonder in Cape Town on Saturday.

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Bulls and Sharks during the Currie Cup match at Loftus Versfeld on August 02, 2025.

'We are not going to feel sorry for ourselves' — Sharks skipper Nick Hatton after humiliation by the Bulls

After putting Western Province to the sword in Cape Town last week the Bulls were again in rampaging form, running in 10 tries to beat the Sharks 64-0 at Loftus Versfeld.

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Jesse Kriel during the Springboks' training session at Johannesburg Stadium on Tuesday.

Rassie unsure if Wallabies will arrive here down under

Springbok coach, however, taking nothing for granted ahead of two-Test series

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Morgan Naude of Lions and Sharks players during the Carling Currie Cup match at Emirates Airline Park on July 26, 2025 in Johannesburg.

Lions claw Sharks in Currie Cup opener

The Lions roared to a 46-5 victory over the Sharks to help numb some of the bitter taste lingering from their Currie Cup final defeat last year against the same opponents.

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Springbok coach Rassie Erasmus and captain Siya Kolisi. File photo

Kolisi’s return timely to test battle readiness for bigger Bok challenges

A particularly taxing year for SA with away engagements in New Zealand, France and Ireland.

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Cheslin Kolbe of South Africa during the Qatar Airways Cup match between South Africa and Barbarians at Cape Town Stadium on June 28, 2025.

Kolbe shines through storm to power Boks to dominant win

Though clashes against the Barbarians are devoid of Test status the hunger to improve in the Springbok camp was perhaps best exemplified by wing Cheslin Kolbe in Saturday's 54-7 win at a rain-soaked Cape Town Stadium.

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Cobus Wiese of the Bulls attempts to charge down Luke McGrath of Leinster during the United Rugby Championship final match at Croke Park on June 14 2025 in Dublin, Ireland.

Bulls denied third-time luck as they fall to Leinster in URC final

The Bulls lost their third United Rugby Championship final 32-7 and will reflect on a match in which they barely fired a shot.

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Sam Cane of the All Blacks is tackled by Boks captain Siya Kolisi during last year's Rugby Championship clash in Cape Town. The pair will meet again this weekend when Cane turns out for the Barbarians.

Former All Blacks captain Cane in Barbarians squad to take on Boks

The last time Sam Cane captained a team against the Springboks, he was left with bitter disappointment.

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Bulls players celebrate the try from Sergeal Petersen during their United Rugby Championship match the Dragons at Loftus Versfeld.

Bulls stampede Dragons at Loftus

It started off poignant but in the end it was the Bulls' poise and power that helped them down the Dragons 55-15 in their United Rugby Championship clash at Loftus Versfeld on Saturday.

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Deon Fourie during the United Rugby Championship match between the Stormers and Connacht at Cape Town Stadium last month.

'Brannas' is not done yet, playing career only on ice for now

'Brannas', or Deon Fourie as he is known to the wider public, is not done - his playing career is only on ice.

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Cameron Hanekom of the Bulls is tackled by Edinburgh players during their EPCR Challenge Cup quarterfinal match at Hive Stadium in Edinburgh, Scotland.

Bulls bow out of Challenge Cup after quarterfinal defeat to Edinburgh

The Bulls bowed out of the Challenge Cup lamenting what might have been after Edinburgh downed them 34-28 in their quarterfinal at Hive Stadium on Saturday.

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Springbok coach Rassie Erasmus. File photo

‘So lekka’: Rassie happy as Boks’ Bomb Squad can keep on ticking

In a perhaps pointed seven-letter tweet, Springbok coach Rassie Erasmus expressed his delight at the news the Bomb Squad can keep on ticking.

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