Springboks name 34-man squad for Australian tour
Springbok coach Jacques Nienaber on Monday named a 34-man squad for the Australian leg of the Castle Lager Rugby Championship, with the uncapped Canan Moodie earning a call-up for his first tour in a settled national squad.

Bok Women’s Sevens continue with positive strides
Springbok Women’s Sevens coach Paul Delport said he was pleased with the team’s overall performance in Santiago in Chile, where the South Africans managed to win three from five games at the World Rugby Sevens Challenger Series, to continue with their recent positive strides in the build-up to the Rugby World Cup Sevens in Cape Town next month.

Positive finish for Bok Women's Sevens in Chile
The Springbok Women’s Sevens team finished the World Rugby Sevens Challenger Series tournament in Santiago over the weekend on a positive note when they defeated hosts Chile 29-10 on Sunday evening to finish ninth overall.

Junior Springbok Women assemble for Zimbabwe clash
Twenty-six of the country’s best Under-20 players assembled in Johannesburg on Monday to prepare for their Junior Springbok Women’s match against Zimbabwe in Potchefstroom on Friday. Head coach Laurian Johannes-Haupt described the squad as one with “good, skilful backs and a strong dominant forward pack”.

Relive how the All Blacks' bounced back in Joburg
The All Blacks hit back in emphatic fashion with a 35-23 win over the Springboks in the second Test of the Castle Lager Rugby Championship in Johannesburg on Saturday.

Back to the drawing board before Aussie tour
The Springboks will have a thorough review of their performances in their last two Castle Lager Rugby Championship matches and, according to Lukhanyo Am, return to the drawing board before embarking on their tour to Australia and Argentina following their 35-23 defeat against the All Blacks at Emirates Airline Park on Saturday.

Bok Women’s Sevens too good for Papua New Guinea
The Springbok Women’s Sevens will face hosts Chile at 19h00 on Sunday in a rematch of their pool encounter to determine their final positional ranking at the World Rugby Challenger Series tournament in Santiago, after they managed to defeat Papua New Guinea 29-10 in their playoff match early Sunday morning.

Expanding support base next step for Springbok Women
A new sponsor, rubbing shoulders with the Springboks and playing on the same field on the same day as the Rugby World Cup champions have given the Springbok Women a massive boost in their confidence and contributed significantly to their 44-5 victory over Spain in Johannesburg on Saturday.

New Zealand clinch epic thriller in Johannesburg
The All Blacks scored early and late in their second Castle Lager Rugby Championship Test against the Springboks in Johannesburg on Saturday to set up a 35-23 victory over the home side. Leading 15-0 after 30 minutes, New Zealand were overhauled by the Boks with less than 15 minutes to play when SA held a 23-21 lead, but that was snuffed out by two late tries by the visitors.

Record win highlights Springbok Women’s progress
The 44-5 win over Spain in their first of two Women’s Winter Series Test matches at Emirates Airline Park in Johannesburg left Springbok Women head coach Stanley Raubenheimer a very pleased and content man on Saturday.