Sport in brief: September 4, 2026

MEN’S RUGBY UNION: World champions South Africa are level at 1-1 in their four-match series with New Zealand before Saturday afternoon’s third game at Johannesburg’s Calabash. The fixture will be preceded by a first ever fixture on South African soil between the Black Ferns and Springboks Women. Argentina are 1-0 down and on a three match losing run when they face Australia in Saturday night’s final leg of their two-test series.