Rugby
BETTING PREVIEW: HSBC Rugby SVNS heads to Cape Town this weekend
After a thrilling weekend in Dubai the SVNS circuit shifts to Cape Town known as the Mother City for the second leg of the season.
December 4, 2025
After a thrilling weekend in Dubai the SVNS circuit shifts to Cape Town known as the Mother City for the second leg of the season.
It is the game Wales would have least liked to end the year with as a Springbok side that has stormed through November arrives at the Principality to face a Dragons outfit that has looked toothless for far too long.
The Springboks delivered a powerful 24-13 victory over Ireland in Dublin which ended a long wait for success at the Aviva Stadium. Here is how the players performed in a match that showed intent hunger and quality from start to finish.
Australia aims to avoid their tenth defeat of the season against a French national team that has struggled during the Autumn Internationals. Joe Schmidt’s charges will be hoping to close out 2025 with a strong performance after his return to the Aviva ended in a historic defeat.
Both England and Argentina head into this blockbuster at Allianz Twickenham brimming with confidence, the hosts coming off their first win over the All Blacks in London in 13 years, and the Pumas fresh from overturning a 21-point deficit to stun Scotland at Murrayfield last week.
The high flying Springboks have lost four of their last five meetings with Ireland but get another chance to improve that record when they face Andy Farrell’s men at the Aviva Stadium in Dublin on Saturday.
Here are three key areas that could decide the contest as the Boks chase their first win on Irish soil since 2012.
Fresh off a magnificent performance against France in Paris, Siya Kolisi’s world No.1 Springboks now shift their focus to the third clash of their overseas tour, a showdown with the Wallaby-slaying Azzurri in Spain.
Here are three key factors that could define the Boks’ quest for a third win over Italy this year.
Scotland will be looking to channel the heartbreak and frustration of last week’s narrow defeat to the All Blacks into their clash with a free-scoring Argentina side at Murrayfield on Sunday.
The All Blacks face the toughest test of their Grand Slam tour when they meet a red-hot England side at Allianz Twickenham on Saturday.
South Africa will look to build on their remarkable victory over France when they make the short trip across the border to face an Italian side brimming with confidence after toppling the Wallabies last weekend.