The Springboks are not far off the top of world rugby, despite following up their three point loss against Ireland in Dublin, with a four point loss against France in Marseille on Saturday night. Despite going down to 14-men for most of the contest due to a 10th minute red card to flank Pieter-Steph du … Read more
Two red cards, one to Pieter-Steph du Toit in the first half and one to Antoine Dupont in the second, highlighted a desperate 30-26 (halftime 16-10) win for France over the Springboks in their end-of-year-tour match at the Stade Velodrome in Marseille on Saturday night. It was a wild match that saw the Boks fightback … Read more
Springbok captain Siya Kolisi admitted that the age-old problem of the Springboks being unable to take their opportunities once again returned to haunt them as they went down 19-16 against Ireland in their end-of-year-tour match at the Aviva Stadium in Dublin on Saturday night. The Boks were on top of the hosts in the possession … Read more
Ireland did enough in the end to hold on to a tight 19-16 win over the Springboks in their end-of-year-tour match at the Aviva Stadium on Saturday night. It was an error strewn performance from the Boks, who were disappointing for large sections of the game, while a top start to the second half gave … Read more
Ireland, the number one ranked team in the world, take on South Africa the World Cup holders in what should be an epic Autumn international Test on Saturday at Lansdowne Road. Adding spice to an already intriguing encounter in Dublin is the fact that they are both in the same pool at the Rugby World … Read more
Star utility back Cheslin Kolbe will be firmly thrown into the pressure cooker by the Springboks when they take on Ireland at the Aviva Stadium in Dublin on Saturday night. It is Kolbe’s first international game back from the injury he picked up against Wales in July, and he has been selected at fullback, in … Read more
It seems the Springboks haven’t learnt from their recent flyhalf crisis, where a raft of injuries and players being unavailable has seen them dig deep into their bag of utility backs to fill the void. Heading over to Europe for their end-of-year-tour the Boks have only picked two specialist hookers in Malcolm Marx and Bongi … Read more
The next Springbok squad will be named in October for the end-of-year tour and here are four players who knocked the door down during the Rugby Championship and must be included in the group for the Tests against Ireland, France, Italy and England. Jasper Wiese The Leicester Tigers loose forward turns 27 in October and … Read more
It was a night of mixed emotions for the Springboks as they picked up a deserved 38-21 win over Argentina, but missed out what they needed to clinch the Rugby Championship, leaving the All Blacks as champions for 2022. Needing a bonus point and a massive points difference win of 40 points to claim the … Read more
The Springboks are still on track to win the Rugby Championship following a bonus point win over Argentina in Buenos Aires on Saturday. They are now level on points (14) with New Zealand ahead of their final fixture, again versus Argentina, but this time in Durban next Saturday. Also read: All Blacks edge Wallabies in … Read more