Nhleko tweaks Junior Boks for U20 showdown
Junior Springbok coach Bafana Nhleko has handed the halfback duties to Sacha Mngomezulu and Bobby Alexander for the U20 International Series final against Argentina in Cape Town on Saturday.

Pollard and Reinach itching for Test rugby
Springbok halfbacks Handré Pollard and Cobus Reinach are itching to reunite in the green and gold against Georgia for the first Test since winning the Rugby World Cup in 2019 and said the excitement in the national squad was palpable.

Georgia name team for Loftus Versfeld Test
Georgia coach Levan Maisashvili has named his match-day squad for Friday’s Test against the Springboks in Pretoria, only the second time these two teams will meet in the international arena.

Nché thrilled to be back in the Bok fold
Springbok prop Ox Nché is thrilled to be back in the Bok team after earning his only Test cap in 2018 against Wales, and said his focus in the last few years was on doing everything he could to give himself another chance at this level.

WP edge Sharks in epic Coastal Derby
DHL Western Province returned to the top of the Carling Currie Cup log thanks to a thrilling 32-31 win over the Cell C Sharks in challenging conditions in Cape Town on Wednesday.

Three players on Springbok debut against Georgia
Rosko Specman, Aphelele Fassi and Jasper Wiese are in line to make their Springbok debuts on Friday when the Rugby World Cup champions line up against Georgia at Loftus Versfeld in the team’s first Test since lifting the Webb Ellis Cup in November 2019.

All club and amateur rugby suspended
SA Rugby commended its 14 member unions for proactively halting all forms of club and amateur rugby in the wake of the current third wave of the COVID pandemic that has gripped South Africa.

SA Rugby pays tribute to ‘Oom’ Boet Fick
Mr Mark Alexander, the President of SA Rugby, paid tribute to Mr Boet Fick, a former member of the SA Rugby Executive Committee and a former president of the Blue Bulls Rugby Union, who passed away on Monday at the age of 86.

Composed Junior Boks triumph in mudbath
The Junior Springboks made it three from three in the Under-20 International Series when they beat Georgia by 42-0 in very wet and muddy conditions in Stellenbosch on Monday, scoring six tries while keeping a clean sheet for the first time in the competition.

Springboks return to the training field
The Springboks will immediately resume their preparations for the forthcoming Tests against Georgia after feedback received from the Castle Lager Lions Series Medical Advisory Group.