Sharks coach Robert du Preez says the tour of Australia that kicks off their Super Rugby season will be a tough challenge.
After a 2016 season to forget, CRAIG LEWIS identifies five youngsters the Springboks need to invest in on the road to the 2019 World Cup.
Former England flyhalf Stuart Barnes says rugby union’s zero-tolerance approach to head contact will make the sport more like rugby league.
Former Springbok wing Cornal Hendricks has left French club Toulon without getting onto the field.
Racing 92 will “initiate several legal proceedings aimed at enforcing its rights and redressing the harm done to the club” by South Africa’s Johan Goosen.
With 2016 finally behind our backs, JON CARDINELLI reflects on a year that witnessed far more lows than highs for South African rugby.
FIRST LOSS TO IRELAND AT HOME
The Springboks went into the series against a weakened Ireland side as overwhelming favourites. In the first match, however, they failed to capitalise when Ireland flanker CJ Stander was sent off, or when Ireland were reduced to 13 men later in the contest. Ireland hung on to secure a 26-20 win, their first on South African soil. The Boks had begun the new season under coach Allister Coetzee in the worst possible fashion. Unfortunately, the worst was yet to come. (more…)
Springbok utility back Johan Goosen has been linked with a move to Gloucester less than a week after it came to light that he had retired.
While Johan Goosen’s shock retirement at only 24 has left the public with some questions, it might also leave the Springbok utility back with a lawsuit from club side Racing…
The process to identify any necessary changes to the Springbok set-up is only expected to be concluded at the end of January following the start of the season review process…