Springboks

By beating Wales 30-26, Australia ensured that the three southern hemisphere rugby giants completed their northern tours with only one loss between them, while finishing the year ranked one, two and three in the world.

The All Blacks reinforced their dominance of world rugby by beating the Springboks at Ellis Park to win the Rugby Championship.

The All Blacks will storm the Ellis Park fortress in Johannesburg this weekend, intent on winning the Rugby Championship by beating the resurgent Springboks.

South Africa will be bristling with anger when the take on Australia in Cape Town on Saturday (Sept 28), following their controversial loss to New Zealand two weeks ago.

A refereeing mistake has inflamed fans in South Africa, who say it led to the weekend’s 15-29 loss to New Zealand, who took the lead in the Rugby Championship.

The British and Irish Lions tour of Australia spluttered to a controversial start when Western Force coach Michael Foley withdrew his top players from the game.

There is every chance the Tri-Nations will be decided in the final match of the series to be played between the All Blacks and the Wallabies in Brisbane on September 13.

Wallabies coach, Robbie Deans, has sent depression levels soaring in New Zealand.