Damian de Allende of South Africa, right, tackles Josh Navidi of Wales while Steven Kitshoff of South Africa defends during the Rugby Championship test between South Africa and Wales in Cape Town, South Africa, Saturday, July 16, 2022. (AP Photo/Halden Krog) APSouthern Hemisphere rugby will be put on show and possibly on trial in the Rugby Championship which begins Saturday with a match between the World Cup-winning Springboks and defending champions New Zealand. South Africa and Argentina were the only Southern Hemisphere nations to win a mid-year test series against a Northern Hemisphere opponent last month. Those results have altered world rankings and shaken up rugby’s traditional hierarchy a year out from the 10th Rugby World Cup in France. New Zealand Rugby so far has supported Foster but conditionally, only through the two tests in South Africa.

Source: The Herald August 04, 2022 02:28 UTC