Good luck to Faf du Plessis, Ottis Gibson and the Proteas over in England for the Cricket World Cup, from the Springboks. Make us proud!
Springbok coach Jacques Nienaber praised veteran flyhalf Morné Steyn for his notable contribution in the green and gold ...
Former SA Schools and Junior Springbok captain Salmaan Moerat has earned his first Springbok call-up in a squad of 32 pl...
South Africa is well represented on the match official panels for the November internationals – where AJ Jacobs will be ...
The Springboks departed for South Africa via Brisbane on Sunday in high spirits following a rewarding 31-29 victory agai...
The Springboks were finally rewarded for all their effort and sacrifice in a 17-week odyssey since the start of the inte...
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The Springbok Sevens team were forced to call up a third replacement on Monday in Dewald Human, in the place of Selvyn Davids, who has withdrawn from the squad due to personal reasons.
A day after arriving in Paris, the Springbok Sevens team have been reinvigorated by the arrival of new team members, a hint of deja vu and the realisation that the sun did rise after a seventh placed finish at the HSBC London Sevens.
Makazole Mapimpi showed some raw pace as he ran 95m for this scorcher of a try in the Cell C Sharks' Vodacom Super Rugby victory over the Emirates Lions.
Cecil Afrika and Mfundo Ndhlovu have been called up to join the Springbok Sevens team in Paris for the HSBC Paris Sevens as injury replacements for Kurt-Lee Arendse and Stedman Gans.
Keagan Glade (prop) has been included in the Junior Springbok World Rugby U20 Championship squad as an injury replacement for Hanro Jacobs, whose tournament dreams were shattered due to a foot injury.
The Junior Springboks arrived in Rosario in high spirits on Thursday afternoon (SA Time) for the World Rugby U20 Championship and according to Bafana Nhleko (assistant coach), one could sense the excitement among the players to get down to business.
Springbok hooker Malcolm Marx returns from his resting week to captain the Emirates Lions in their important Vodacom Super Rugby home match against the DHL Stormers on Saturday. Kick-off in Johannesburg is set for 17h15.
Springbok looseforward Dan du Preez will make his 50th Vodacom Super Rugby appearance on Saturday when the Cell C Sharks take on the Hurricanes in Durban, with the hosts’ starting team showing only one change for their last game.
Experienced former Test referee Freek Burger and former Springbok wing Stefan Terblanche are among the team of citing commissioners, judicial chairs and panel members announced by World Rugby for Rugby World Cup 2019, which kicks off on 20 September.
In the North Section of the SuperSport Rugby Challenge, all four matches are scheduled for Saturday, from Nelspruit in Mpumalanga to Leeudoringstad in the North West province.
The Springbok Sevens team were forced to call up a third replacement on Monday in Dewald Human, in the place of Selvyn Davids, who has withdrawn from the squad due to personal reasons.
The Junior Springboks arrived in Rosario in high spirits on Thursday afternoon (SA Time) for the World Rugby U20 Championship and according to Bafana Nhleko (assistant coach), one could sense the excitement among the players to get down to business.
Special feature
Nienaber: “Steyn a brilliant rugby player and person”Springbok coach Jacques Nienaber praised veteran flyhalf Morné Steyn for his notable contribution in the green and gold - on and off the field - over an international career spanning 12 years following his retirement from international rugby on Tuesday.
Team announcement
Moerat earns Springbok call-up for UK tourFormer SA Schools and Junior Springbok captain Salmaan Moerat has earned his first Springbok call-up in a squad of 32 players named by Springbok coach Jacques Nienaber on Tuesday for the Castle Lager Outgoing Tour to the United Kingdom in November.
News
Match officials for year-end internationals announcedSouth Africa is well represented on the match official panels for the November internationals – where AJ Jacobs will be making his Test debut – and the two Dubai Sevens tournaments, while the referees for the Springboks’ three matches in the UK were also announced by World Rugby on Friday.
Reaction
Boks keen to carry confidence into year-end tourThe Springboks departed for South Africa via Brisbane on Sunday in high spirits following a rewarding 31-29 victory against the All Blacks in their final Castle Lager Rugby Championship match in Gold Coast on Sunday, hoping to carry that confidence into the year-end tour.
Match report
Springboks down NZ in another last-gasp thrillerThe Springboks were finally rewarded for all their effort and sacrifice in a 17-week odyssey since the start of the international season, by deservedly coming out on top, 31-29 (halftime 14-20), over New Zealand in a nail-biting Castle Lager Rugby Championship classic in Gold Coast, Australia.
