Super Savea could be All Blacks World Cup saviour

Mark Keohane, in Independent Media Newspapers and IOL Sport, writes that All Blacks loose-forward Ardie Savea will determine New Zealand’s fortunes in Japan. Ardie... Read more

Chester’s legacy lives on through wife Maria

Chester Williams will get a colossal send-off at Newlands on Saturday, but there couldn’t have been a more applicable and poignant celebration of the... Read more

Springbok coach Rassie’s first and most significant Rugby World Cup victory

Mark Keohane, in his Cape Times and IOLSPORT, weekly column says Springbok rugby is already a winner before kick-off at this year’s Rugby World... Read more

Stats show rugby still way too white in South Africa

The lie is that rugby is transforming at schools level when you consider the statistical return of Springboks among the country’s elite rugby schools.... Read more

Springboks are disgracefully robbed

Australian referee Angus Gardener should never again referee an international match. His decision not to card Owen Farrell for an obvious shoulder charge on... Read more

Pieter-Steph back to lock as Duane plays 7

Springbok coach Rassie Erasmus will start Duane Vermeulen at No 7 against England, with the form No 7 Pieter-Steph du Toit switching to lock.... Read more

Rassie must trust lock depth and keep Pieter-Steph at flank

While it is tempting for coach Rassie Erasmus to move versatile forward Pieter- Steph Du Toit into the second row, he should trust his... Read more

Boks must convert chances into points says Faf

Springbok Scrumhalf Faf De Klerk has called for the side to be more clinical than their previous encounter with the Wallabies, when the meet... Read more

SIZZLE: 2018 Rugby Championship
In an enthralling test match the Springboks did the unthinkable: Beat the All Blacks on their own turf. Will they be able to pull off a sweep when they meet again in Round 6?

The 1014 Rugby explore how The Springboks negated The All Blacks strengths. How they adjusted their defence. How The All Blacks modified their 1331 structure. The drop kick question and more.

The Springboks scored one of the most remarkable – and possibly one of the most important – wins in their history on Saturday – as they shocked the world champion All Blacks 36-34 in their Castle Lager Rugby Championship game in Wellington.

SARU boss: ‘Rassie is the man to take Boks to World Cup’

South African Rugby Union president Mark Alexander endorsed Rassie Erasmus’s appointment as the coach to take the Springboks to the 2019 World Cup. Erasmus... Read more

The Springboks look to bounce back after they suffered an away loss to the Pumas. They meet the Wallabies in a must win match in Brisbane.

Brisbane will not break Jantjies

Juandre Joubert, on SportsClub, writes that Springbok coach Rassie Erasmus will start with Elton Jantjies in Brisbane against Australia as confirmation that the Lions... Read more

Kolbe a surprise Springbok call up

Former Blitzbok and Western Province outside back Cheslin Kolbe, currently playing in France, has earned a surprise call up to the Springbok squad ahead... Read more

Bok coach to show faith in Elton Jantjies

Springbok coach Rassie Erasmus is refusing to give up on Elton Jantjies with the Lions flyhalf set to start against Argentina this weekend. Jantjies... Read more