The Springbok Sevens team's failure to win the HSBC SVNS Cape Town continued on Sunday morning, when they lost 28-0 to Australia in the third quarter-final.
Australia's annus horribilis just got worse after it was confirmed that star Wallabies and Waratahs winger Mark Nawaqanitawase will leave rugby union to join NRL outfit the Sydney Roosters in 2025.
Rugby Australia is implementing a new trial that will see the legal height of tackles in the game lowered to below the sternum from February.
Former All Blacks coach Joe Schmidt has been backed to take over from Eddie Jones and lead the Wallabies into the next Rugby World Cup.
Firebrand coach Eddie Jones is confident he’ll be back at the helm of a rugby team by January 2024.
Eddie Jones said he wanted to continue as head coach of Australia and has not had a job offer from Japan after his resignation was confirmed.