Romania

No change for Springboks in rankings after Romania hammering

Fiji’s first win over Australia since 1954 has been rewarded with a one-place gain in the latest World Rugby rankings.  Sunday’s historic 22-15 victory in Saint-Étienne puts Fiji...

Los Pumas Assistant Coach Contepomi - 'Unforced errors have consequences'

Felipe Contepomi, assistant coach On whether there were changes in the way the team prepared: "It would be foolish to say something and not take action. What basically changed was understanding that...

VIDEO HIGHLIGHTS: South Africa v Romania

Ireland record holder Johnny Sexton expects challengers to his new crown

Johnny Sexton joked his young son will chase down his record after he became Ireland’s all-time leading points scorer in a crushing Rugby World Cup win over Tonga. Captain Sexton stylishly surpassed...

South Africa fly-half Pollard to replace injured hooker Marx

South Africa have confirmed that fly-half Handre Pollard has replaced hooker Malcolm Marx in their squad for Rugby World Cup 2023. Marx suffered a "long-term" knee injury in training on Wednesday,...

RSA 76-0 ROU: Post match reaction

  ON-FIELD REACTION Cristian Chirica, captain On his thoughts on the match: "It is very important for us to play against the best teams in the world because we are a young team that needs experience. "It...

RSA 76-0 ROU: South Africa dominate Romania in Bordeaux

South Africa continued their winning ways at Rugby World Cup 2023 with a 76-0 win over Pool B opponents Romania at Stade de Bordeaux on Sunday. It took just over 10 minutes for South Africa to race to...

Match Day Programme: South Africa v Romania

FIXTURE HISTORY South Africa and Romania face each other in a test match for only the second time today. They last met in Cape Town during Rugby World Cup 1995. MEMORABLE MATCH It was 30 May, 1995....

Romania ahead of Springbok clash: assistant coach Anesi, Cretu, Conache

Soseni Anesi, assistant coachOn whether the feeling among the team is more apprehensive or excited to play South Africa:"We're very excited to play South Africa, we've had a taste of what the level is...

Springbok Squad Announcement: head coach Nienaber, captain Mbonambi, Kleyn, Esterhuizen

Jacques Nienaber, head coach On how Malcolm Marx's injury happened: "It was a freak accident, his legs just got caught in another player's legs. It was in a contact session, it was a team run and it...