Andy Farrell makes four changes for Springboks clash
South Africa make two alterations to the starting team that beat France a fortnight ago
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Ireland team v South Africa: Garry Ringrose and Josh van der Flier return among four changes
Andrew Porter and Bundee Aki also come in while Sam Prendergast gets the nod at outhalf again
Rassie Erasmus brings back South Africa big guns for clash with Ireland
Head coach makes a dozen changes from the side that beat Italy last weekend
Ciarán Murphy: This week has reaffirmed – but also recalibrated – our national identity
Whether it’s Troy Parrott’s hat-trick or Loughmacrory winning their first county final, the joy goes beyond boundaries
Size matters for heavy-hitting Springboks, but is it really their crowning glory?
There’s more to South Africa than their physicality, but it certainly helps
Cheslin Kolbe and South Africa ready for ‘massive’ game against Ireland
Winger has never won in Dublin, while the Springboks last success there was in 2012
South Africa fuelled for Ireland Test by their unrivalled sense of grievance
Rassie Erasmus’s team is convinced the world is out to get them
Robbie Henshaw reaffirmed his class against Australia, but a tougher opponent lies in wait
Leinster player put setbacks behind him to cap off record defeat of Wallabies with a try
Springboks arrive in Dublin nursing feelings of resentment over red cards
‘Are we treated fairly? I don’t think so,’ said assistant coach Mzwandile Stick
Ireland v South Africa: Kick-off time, TV details, team news
World number ones come to Dublin as they look to continue a November clean sweep
Josh van der Flier and Garry Ringrose available for November finale against the Springboks
Stuart McCloskey ruled out due to groin injury
Five things we learned from the rugby weekend: Crafty Jamison Gibson-Park had Ireland purring
World Rugby is now facing an escalating officiating crisis; both Irish outhalves impress
South Africa survive early red card to see off Italy in Turin
Paolo Garbisi guilty of missing kickable penalties as Italy see opportunity of upset slip away
Australia are wounded and written off, which is exactly why Ireland must up their levels
History teaches us that the Wallabies are at their most dangerous after a defeat
Rassie Erasmus’s coaching takes South Africa to a higher level
Victory in Paris with 14 men warns us what the world champions are capable of
Fourteen-man South Africa dig deep to humble France
France cracked completely under pressure as their discipline disintegrated, throwing away an early lead
Rugby wrap: Italy stun Wallabies with Australian influence to the fore
All Blacks beat Scotland in Murrayfield at the death; England too strong for Fiji
Sacha Feinberg-Mngomezulu lights up South Africa’s rout of Japan at Wembley
Outhalf scores two of his side’s nine tries as Springboks take Eddie Jones’s team apart in London
South Africa’s Jan-Henrik Wessels to miss Ireland game due to lengthy suspension
Frontrower cited for ‘grabbing, twisting or squeezing the genitals’ of Josh Murphy during URC clash as Irish flanker gets card rescinded
Ulster will need to play it fast and loose against a sharpened Sharks line-up
John Plumtree’s side welcomes back five more Springboks for Saturday’s game
Rugby Championship squeezed off 2026 calendar due to All Blacks’ South Africa tour
The southern hemisphere competition will return in 2027
Caelan Doris returns as Andy Farrell names Ireland squad for Autumn Internationals
Ireland to open their Autumn Nations Series against New Zealand in Chicago
South Africa win Rugby Championship after Malcolm Marx double leaves Argentina behind
Pumas have too much to do after hooker’s second try
Matt Williams: Meet the southern stars set to light up the November Test window against Ireland
The current quality of southern hemisphere rugby makes next month one of Ireland’s most challenging for many years
South Africa make just one change as they look to seal Rugby Championship crown
Loosehead prop Ox Nche returns to the frontrow for Saturday’s game against Argentina at Twickenham
Matt Williams: Springboks’ stunning reinvention poses a daunting new challenge for Ireland
Move away from the bomb squad has breathed fresh life into rugby, but it’s also bad news for South Africa’s opponents
Rugby Championship has been compelling this year so why tinker with it now?
South Africa and New Zealand’s selfish decision to go it alone will lead to competition hiatus and looks foolish
Imperious South Africa inflict heaviest ever Test defeat on All Blacks
Springboks smash New Zealand in Wellington as Argentina beat Australia
Matt Williams: Ireland and others are taking advantage of residency rules – this must stop
All countries should aspire to emulating South Africa and Argentina
South Africa go back to basics to beat Australia in Cape Town
Handre Pollard kicks 15 points as Springboks go back to aerial game to secure victory
South Africa ‘itching to get on to the field’ as they look to make up for disappointing defeat to Australia
Rugby Championship previews: Scott Robertson adds extra beef to All Blacks backrow for second Test in Argentina
Matt Williams: The Wallabies have answered insults and pettiness in the only way possible
Joe Schmidt can take a bow after Australia exploited a Springbok vulnerability in a way no other team has been able to
All Blacks coach Scott Robertson expects beaten South Africa to revert to ‘DNA’
Australia rallied from 22 points down to beat the Springboks at Ellis Park for the first time in over 60 years
Australia fight back to stun South Africa with bonus-point win at Ellis Park
Wallabies show form from last two Lions Tests to beat Springboks in Rugby Championship
Springboks’ new approach is great news for the game of rugby
Encounter with Springboks at Ellis Park, Johannesburg, will be daunting task for Joe Schmidt’s squad
Rugby Championship: TV details, fixtures and team news for southern hemisphere competition
New Zealand, South Africa, Australia and Argentina take part over two months
Nic White puts Australia retirement on hold to answer SOS for South Africa tour
Tom Lynagh ruled out of the two Tests in South Africa after his failed HIA
Ireland’s boy wonder who took the Lions tour of South Africa by storm in 1955
Tony O'Reilly was top scorer on that tour with 15 tries
Bulls’ run of unmatched success partly down to breed of man in charge
Pretoria side have had half a century of success in Currie Cup, Super Rugby and URC
New Ulster signing Juarno Augustus called up to South Africa pre-season squad
Number eight joins RG Snyman and Jean Kleyn in extensive 54-man squad for first four games of the year
View from South Africa: Rugby is there to entertain, which is exactly what Jaden Hendrikse did against Munster
South Africa skipper backs teammate at centre of wink storm and urges Munster to ‘get over it’
Former South Africa winger Cornal Hendricks dies aged 37
Hendricks suffered a heart attack on Wednesday evening
How Jacques Nienaber made Leinster’s defence thrive on the knife edge
Jacques Nienaber helped Leinster do something no team had ever done in the Champions Cup - and then they did it again
France buy-in to monster pack blueprint shows that rugby needs to pick a lane
Oscar Jégou’s fine Dublin performance brings into focus the potential impact of forwards who can play anywhere
Steven Kitshoff retires after injury left him ‘two millimetres from death’
The double World Cup winner suffered a serious neck injury last September
Le Bombe Equipe and the French 7-1 split promises Ireland a battle of collisions
France unloaded six forwards into the match against Italy at the same time in the second half and scored 11 tries
Ireland to host South Africa, Australia and Japan in Autumn Nations Series
Three fixtures will follow New Zealand clash at Soldier Field
When Springboks join the Six Nations, then you can call it ‘rugby’s greatest championship’
South Africa’s participation could be a seismic shift in international rugby landscape
Qatar Airways agrees £80m sponsorship deal for rugby union’s Nations Championship
Eight-year agreement deepens Qatar’s role in the sport ahead of inaugural Nations Championship next year
South African clubs face player burnout as participation in European competitions divides opinion
Teams like the Bulls, Sharks and Stormers are being crippled by insane workloads on top players, and consequent injuries
South African Rugby Union admits private equity deal is key to survival
SA Rugby propose to loosen control of its commercial rights through a deal with Seattle-based Ackerley Sports Group
Warren Gatland doubles down on Wales job but public support in short supply
Coach prepared to resign if ‘in the best interests of Welsh rugby’ but adamant that exit is not required
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