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Should South Africa sacrifice a Tri-Nations win to boost rugby union in Australia?

Greg Smith believes Springbok strength on the field means they can afford to lose for the 'greater good'.

Rugby Union  |  August 16, 2008  |  Greg, Smith  |  (0) Comments
Percy Montgomery: Sentimental selection? (gettyimages.com) Join forces? Rugby union's SANZAR bigwigs need to get their own houses in order first!

The priority for the All Blacks, Springboks and Wallabies must be to sort out their individual problems if they want to code to compete globally.

Rugby Union  |  August 14, 2008  |  James , Mortimer  |  (1) Comments
Sonny Bill Williams: From league to union – and into a legal minefield (gettyimages.com) League v Union: New rugby war looms as lawyers tackle ARL defector

Canterbury Bulldogs star Sonny Bill Williams faces court action for doing a bunk to play union in France. The case has broken new ground and forces us once more to confront big questions over the rival codes.

Rugby  |  August 13, 2008  |  Michael, Duncan  |  (4) Comments
The Iceman cometh - and the future is All Black for the Springboks!

New Zealand are back at full strength for this weekend's Newlands clash - but you can also bank on Isaia Toeava making a real impact from the bench.

Rugby Union  |  August 13, 2008  |  Fili, Tupua  |  (4) Comments
The All Blacks: One quarter of 'The Grand' (gettyimages.com) All Blacks, Australia, Argentina and South Africa - a Grand challenge for the north

Four games, four weeks, one big bet. Could anyone topple the giants to take the biggest prize in the game?

Rugby Union  |  August 13, 2008  |  Greg, Smith  |  (0) Comments
Brad Thorn: He'll add menace to the All Black pack (gettyimages.com) Springboks v All Blacks, round three: World supremacy awaits the Newlands winners

This weekend's clash between the planet's two finest teams in Capetown is likely to decide the Tri-Nations tournament – and, for this year at least, the best side in rugby union. Let battle commence...

Rugby Union  |  August 13, 2008  |  James , Mortimer  |  (6) Comments
So hospitable! Then again, South Africa had just won the Rugby World Cup (gettyimages.com) Welcome to South Africa - world champions of rugby union hospitality!

As the Tri-Nations siege of South Africa commences, Greg Smith has his own theory why it is easier for touring teams to win on Springbok rather than New Zealand territory.

Rugby Union  |  August 13, 2008  |  Greg, Smith  |  (3) Comments