Six Nations Championship
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- Feb – Mar
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Springbok Supporter focuses on the Springboks specifically. Six Nations Championship appears here as a supplementary entity — useful for selection context and head-to-head threads — but this site isn’t the place for full fixtures, standings or match-by-match coverage of it.
For that, head to Six Nations Rugby (official) ↗.
Mitchell out, Spencer a doubt — who starts at nine for England against the Boks?
With Mitchell injured and Spencer a doubt, England's nine jersey is suddenly wide open ahead of the Springbok Tests. Planet Rugby ranks the options — van Poortvliet leads, but the broader question is whether Borthwick uses the July window to accelerate a younger generation.
Scrumhalf injury crises hit both Boks and England ahead of Nations Cup opener
With the Boks potentially without Reinach, Williams, Hendrikse and Van den Bergh, and England sweating on Mitchell, Rich examines the scrumhalf crises facing both sides ahead of the 4 July Nations Cup opener — and who might fill the void for the Boks if the depth chart keeps thinning.
Janse van Rensburg's own words complicate his England call-up
A resurfaced podcast interview shows Janse van Rensburg admitting his kids would question an England decision and that the Boks would mean "so much more" — complicating his already divisive Nations Championship call-up.
Morgan leads key returns as Wales name 48-man squad for Nations Championship campaign including Bok Test
Steve Tandy has named a 48-man Wales squad for their Nations Championship campaign, with Jac Morgan, Max Llewellyn and Teddy Williams returning from injury ahead of Tests against Fiji, Argentina and South Africa, while Tomas Francis is rested with the 2027 World Cup in mind.
RFU backs Borthwick through to 2027 World Cup ahead of Springbok test
The RFU has backed Steve Borthwick to lead England to the 2027 Rugby World Cup following a post-season review of their fifth-place Six Nations finish, with England's Nations Championship programme beginning against South Africa in Johannesburg.
Stormers coach Dobson on Europe's heat, Bok workloads, and leaving Mherbha at home
Stormers coach John Dobson explains why he left Mherbha at home for Clermont, how he is doubling Bok rest periods to manage workload, and why the Champions Cup inclusion won't fully work until the global calendar is restructured.
England's form XV ahead of the Springbok series — and why it should worry South Africa
Planet Rugby breaks down England's Premiership form XV ahead of the summer Tests, and the depth on show — from Caluori's seven tries in three games to a settled-looking tight five — signals a more dangerous England side than the Six Nations suggested.
Nations Championship 2026: Format and fixtures confirmed for new global competition
World Rugby's Nations Championship is confirmed to launch in 2026 as a new bi-annual global competition. The tournament will bring together leading Test nations from both hemispheres in a structured format, though full fixture and format details are yet to be widely published.