Springbok coach Jacques Nienaber made 13 personnel changes and a positional switch as well naming a seven-one split in favour of the forwards on the replacements’ bench for Saturday’s third Rugby World Cup pool encounter against Ireland.
Ireland scrum-half Conor Murray has warned his teammates to expect the unexpected against Jacques Nienaber and his Springbok side on Saturday.
The Springbok Sevens worked extremely hard to prepare for the Rugby Africa Olympic Games 2024 qualifiers – as their performances leading up to the final showed – which is why the 17-12 defeat against Kenya in the final was extremely disappointing and gut wrenching for the squad.
Springbok coach Jacques Nienaber praised his team’s intensity on attack and effort on defence on Sunday as they registered an emphatic 76-0 victory against Romania in their second Rugby World Cup pool match.
South Africa captain Bongi Mbonambi admits they kept things "simple" in their 76-0 hammering of Romania in their Rugby World Cup Pool B match in Bordeaux.
The Springbok Sevens suffered a heart-breaking 17-12 defeat to Kenya in the final of the Rugby Africa Olympic Games 2024 qualifying tournament in Harare on Sunday and in the process, missed a second opportunity to qualify for next year's global showpiece in Paris.
Springbok flyhalf Handre Pollard will join the national team in Paris on Monday after being called into the squad to fill the vacancy created by hooker Malcolm Marx, who was ruled out of the Rugby World Cup in France earlier this week due to a knee injury.
Fiji recorded their first victory over Australia in 69 years following their 22-15 win in Saint Etienne on Sunday.
South Africa ran in 12 tries to secure a 76-0 demolition of Romania in rainy Bordeaux at the Stade Matmut-Atlantique on Sunday.
Mthatha in the Eastern Cape will host the country’s best Under-20 women’s players later this month when 11 provincial unions and an invitational team from Zimbabwe compete in the inaugural SA Rugby U20 Women’s Tournament.