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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...
Asenathi Ntlabakanye joined the Springbok squad on Sunday as a replacement for Ox Nche, who suffered an injury during th...
Rassie Erasmus lauded his team for their physicality, intensity, and the respect they showed Japan as they registered an...
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SA Rugby mourns the passing of former player, coach and administrator, Piet van Wyk, who sadly passed away on Wednesday, 14 May at his home in Kimberley. He was 79 years old.
The Springboks’ Head of Athletic Performance, Aled Walters, recently accepted an offer to join European powerhouse Leicester in England, after two years of making a massive contribution to the Boks’ cause culminating in the Rugby World Cup victory last year.
Most South Africans have been in isolation for seven weeks, but for the Blitzboks it has been nine weeks since the COVID-19 lockdown came into effect.
Players of all shapes and sizes, at different points in their careers, and in a multitude of positions, have lifted the Webb Ellis Cup, but greatness has been bestowed on all eight Rugby World Cup-winning captains.
SA Rugby National Panel referee AJ Jacobs has slotted into life in lockdown with ease, with home DIY tasks, personal training sessions and cooking challenges keeping him occupied when he is not analysing match clips and participating in online conferences.
This typically tough South African Vodacom Super Rugby derby ended in a 21-19 win for the Vodacom Bulls over their neighbours from the south, the Cats, which comprised of players from the Lions, Cheetahs and Griquas in those years.
The Cell C Sharks won their quarter and semi-finals in Australia and Cape Town, but the trip all the way back to New Zealand took its toll as they went down to a brilliant Chiefs side in Hamilton.
The Springbok Sevens team travel to 10 iconic cities when they contest the HSBC World Rugby Sevens Series. It is not always that glamorous though, especially when travelling between tournaments. But the #Blitzboks make it work.
After more than seven weeks in lockdown, Isuzu Southern Kings speedster Yaw Penxe is itching to get back onto the field, but until then dressing up for training and being as creative as possible with home-based sessions will have to do to keep up his fitness levels.
For R32-12 you can have the shirt off Siya’s back, the boots off Bongi’s feet or have a personal Rugby World Cup trophy tour – to your home! – as part of a major new charity initiative launched by SA Rugby on Tuesday.
SA Rugby mourns the passing of former player, coach and administrator, Piet van Wyk, who sadly passed away on Wednesday, 14 May at his home in Kimberley. He was 79 years old.
This typically tough South African Vodacom Super Rugby derby ended in a 21-19 win for the Vodacom Bulls over their neighbours from the south, the Cats, which comprised of players from the Lions, Cheetahs and Griquas in those years.
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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.
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Ntlabakanye joins Bok squad as Nche returns to SAAsenathi Ntlabakanye joined the Springbok squad on Sunday as a replacement for Ox Nche, who suffered an injury during the team’s 61-7 victory against Japan at Wembley Stadium on Saturday.
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Erasmus pleased with win but bracing for big battlesRassie Erasmus lauded his team for their physicality, intensity, and the respect they showed Japan as they registered an emphatic 61-7 victory at Wembley Stadium in London on Saturday, and although the Springbok coach was pleasantly surprised with the result, he said the next few weeks would pose completely different challenges.