News

Match official appointments for the next few days have been made - Andrea Piardi from Italy is the man in the middle in London, where the Springboks take on Argentina in the last round of the Castle Lager Rugby Championship, while Morne Ferreira and Marius Jonker are in Perth for the game between Australia and New Zealand.

Team announcement

Springbok coach Rassie Erasmus made four changes to the match-23 for Saturday’s Castle Lager Rugby Championship decider against the Pumas at the Allianz Stadium, Twickenham in London, which will see the return of Ox Nche to the starting team, as well as Grant Williams, Jesse Kriel and Bongi Mbonambi on the bench.

Tournament news

Defending champions DHL Western Province all but secured top spot and a home semi-final when they outplayed the Leopards 57-19 over the weekend in their penultimate league match in the SA Rugby Under-21 Cup at City Park in Cape Town.

News

Experienced lock Lood de Jager will join the Springboks in London on Monday as cover for Franco Mostert, who remained behind in South Africa on Sunday due to a family bereavement, as the side gear up for their closing Castle Lager Rugby Championship encounter against the Pumas at the Allianz Stadium, Twickenham, on Saturday.

Pick n Pay Gold Cup

The Pick n Pay Gold Cup got off to a rousing start on Saturday, with extra-time drama and a number of nail-biting wins on the road headlining the opening round of the ‘FA Cup’ of South African club rugby.