Dave Rennie

Len Ikitau, who scored two tries in Perth at outside centre, passed a fitness test on an ankle injury and has moved in one place to wear the No 12 jersey

On Friday night, Ciarán Frawley scored two tries in his first Connacht game since moving west from Leinster, the second a vital late contribution as the western province withstood a creaking scrum to beat Benetton away in Italy

From that moment on, South Africa smelled blood and capitalised with the ruthless streak that has crowned them consecutive World Cup winners

Springbok prop Ox Nche dismissed All Blacks coach Dave Rennie’s illegal scrummaging claims after a win in Cape Town, celebrating his 50th Test cap with gratitude for those who believed in him from the start

On the face of it, South Africa have been beset by disruption before their most significant match since the successful defence of their World Cup title

All Blacks boss questions Springboks scrummaging tactics ahead of second Test

The first player born in Germany to represent the All Blacks, Segner excelled as a starter against the Stormers and Bulls and was a replacement for the first Test last Saturday

New Zealand ‌overcame a tough physical challenge to outscore hosts ‌South Africa five tries to one and win ​the first Test 33-16 at Ellis Park on Saturday to go one-up in ​the four-match series

Leinster have released a new kit harking back to the strip worn during the 2001 Celtic League triumph

South Africa and New Zealand collide in the first of four Tests in the Rugby’s Greatest Rivalry series

Springbok captain Siya Kolisi was the big missing name from the match-day 23 announced by Springbok coach Rassie Erasmus for Saturday’s opening Rugby’s Greatest Rivalry Test against New Zealand at Ellis Park

To survive as an academy loose forward, he devoured five KFC Streetwise 2 meals in one sitting just to maintain his weight

Richie Mo’unga gets first All Blacks call-up since 2023 World Cup final

Roigard was initially named on the bench for Tuesday’s clash, but a troublesome calf has seen his place taken by Cortez Ratima

The All Blacks have pulled star scrumhalf Cam Roigard out of their match-day squad for Tuesday night’s clash against the Sharks at Kings Park in Durban

They are known as “The Incomparables”, a nickname to daunt a group of successors that will find themselves inevitably compared

Cam Roigard and Will Jordan scored twice each as New Zealand held on to edge an under-strength France 34-32 in a nine-try thriller that opened the inaugural Nations Championship, in Christchurch, on Saturday, July 4

But he has never denied ​his desire to coach within the All Blacks set-up and will ​work under Rennie as an assistant from the 2028 international season onwards

Since their last World Cup in 2010 New Zealand have evolved from part-timers to professionals and there is belief they have the skillset and experience to make the knockout rounds for the first time

Head coach Dave Rennie will name his first All Blacks squad for the Nations Championship Tests on 22 June

Former Scotland scrum half Mike Blair named new All Blacks attack coach

Rennie, who has previously coached the likes of Australia and Glasgow Warriors and is currently with Japanese side Kobe Steelers, will be charged with delivering a fourth World Cup triumph to the All Blacks next year — ending the recent domination of double reigning world champions South Africa

An internal review into the All Blacks’ problematic year uncorked a torrent of salty feedback that proved impossible to ignore