Find out from the players themselves what their thoughts are on the new Springbok RWC 2019 jersey, launched today by ASICS and SA Rugby.
Siya Kolisi will become the ninth Springbok centurion when he leads South Africa out against France at the Stade de Fran...
Springbok No 8 Japer Wiese expected the Boks to face an emotionally charged French side at Stade de France on Saturday, ...
Springbok lock Lood de Jager and flyhalf Manie Libbok on Tuesday said they are expecting a massive battle against France...
Springbok assistant coach Felix Jones was calm and collected on Monday ahead of Saturday’s epic clash against France at ...
Springbok prop Zachary Porthen, who made his Test debut in the team’s emphatic 61-7 victory against Japan at Wembley Sta...
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Junior Springbok assistant coach Bafana Nhleko said the team was excited to be on the road after they touched down in Birmingham on Wednesday for the first leg of their two-match tour to the UK where they will face England and Wales.
There will be no love lost in Bloemfontein on Saturday when the Toyota Cheetahs and Isuzu Southern Kings wrap up their 2018/19 Guinness PRO14 campaigns with an action-packed South African derby in which both sides will target a strong finish to the season.
No less than eight Rugby Festivals – from East London and Nelson Mandela Bay in the Eastern Cape, Rustenburg in North West to Ravensmead in the Western Cape – will highlight the 2019 SuperSport Rugby Challenge.
The role and impact of the SA Rugby Sevens Academy on the Blitzboks and their fortunes in the HSBC World Rugby Sevens Series as explained by Academy Manager, Marius Schoeman. Their graduates are also excelling in 15s!
It took a drop goal in injury time of the final of the SuperSport Rugby Challenge at the Bridgton Sports Grounds in Oudtshoorn for the ISG Pumas to clinch the match by 32-30 and the title after an epic battle with the Tafel Lager Griquas.
The Emirates Lions fought bravely, but their best efforts were not enough for a rampant Crusaders side, who won their Vodacom Super Rugby clash by 36-10 in front of the Christchurch faithful on Friday morning.
Junior Springbok coach Chean Roux described his team’s 35-8 defeat against England at the Butts Park Arena in Coventry on Friday as a tough lesson as they continued their preparations for the World Rugby U20 Championship in Argentina in June.
The iSG Pumas started the defence of their SuperSport Rugby Challenge crown with a hard-fought 29-21 win over the Vodacom Blue Bulls in Nelspruit on Friday.
The Cell C Sharks got their Australasian Vodacom Super Rugby tour off to winning start when they defeated the Waratahs 23-15 in Sydney on Saturday.
The DHL Stormers shrugged off their indifferent form to claim a hard-fought 24-23 Vodacom Super Rugby victory over the Vodacom Bulls in a North-South derby in Cape Town on Saturday.
Junior Springbok assistant coach Bafana Nhleko said the team was excited to be on the road after they touched down in Birmingham on Wednesday for the first leg of their two-match tour to the UK where they will face England and Wales.
The Emirates Lions fought bravely, but their best efforts were not enough for a rampant Crusaders side, who won their Vodacom Super Rugby clash by 36-10 in front of the Christchurch faithful on Friday morning.
Team announcement
Kolisi celebrates 100 as Erasmus makes switches for France showdownSiya Kolisi will become the ninth Springbok centurion when he leads South Africa out against France at the Stade de France in Paris on Saturday, with Bok coach Rassie Erasmus – who will guide the side in his 50th Test as head coach – making six personnel changes to the side that defeated Japan last week.
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Wiese expects to face fired-up French sideSpringbok No 8 Japer Wiese expected the Boks to face an emotionally charged French side at Stade de France on Saturday, but said he and his teammates are up for the challenge and looking forward to it.
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Quality performance Boks’ main focus in ParisSpringbok lock Lood de Jager and flyhalf Manie Libbok on Tuesday said they are expecting a massive battle against France on Saturday and admitted that although the hype surrounding the game was intense due to the Boks knocking Les Bleus out of the 2023 Rugby World Cup quarter-final, their main focus was on trying to deliver a quality performance in Paris.
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Boks focused despite hype around RWC memoriesSpringbok assistant coach Felix Jones was calm and collected on Monday ahead of Saturday’s epic clash against France at the Stade de France and dismissed the media hype around the hosts seeking revenge this weekend.
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Porthen determined to stay in Bok set-up after Japan debutSpringbok prop Zachary Porthen, who made his Test debut in the team’s emphatic 61-7 victory against Japan at Wembley Stadium on Saturday, described the occasion as a “dream come true” and said his main goal going forward was to do everything possible to remain in the senior national set-up.
