Springbok prop Vincent Koch has revealed that teammate Eben Etzebeth helped convince him to return home and join the Cell C Sharks.
Springbok Women interim coach Louis Koen named three uncapped players – Mary Zulu, Shaunique Hess and Danelle Lochner – in the starting team and added Byrhandré Dolf to the bench to face Canada in Madrid on Saturday.
She played her first Test a decade ago, and this week in Madrid, Springbok Women scrumhalf Tayla Kinsey is yet again chomping at the bit to have another opportunity to represent her country.
New Zealand Rugby has named Scott Robertson as Ian Foster’s successor, with the 48-year-old to take charge of the All Blacks after the Rugby World Cup later this year.
The Cell C Sharks head for the Northern Cape this weekend for a Sunday date with the Windhoek Draught Griquas in Kimberley in a round two Currie Cup clash with last year’s losing finalists. (more…)
The need to grow the talent pool and expose new players to the Springbok Women's environment were stated goals for the squad when SA Rugby recently announced their tour to Spain and Tests against Canada and Spain.
Imagine the moment. One minute left to play in a crucial Rugby World Cup match; South Africa are awarded a penalty, and you nail it to put your side ahead 17-14 against Fiji with one more play left in the game.
SA Rugby confirmed on Wednesday that OPPO, one the world’s leading technology brands, has joined the family of sponsors as new Official Handset Partner to the Springboks and the governing body.
The Springbok Women have clear objectives they want to achieve on their two-Test tour to Spain and according to interim coach Louis Koen, they hope to return to South Africa early next month with an understood and established playing identity.
As Morné Steyn prepares to wind down his playing career, the Springbok and Vodacom Bulls legend is already thinking to the future with the launch of his new MS10 kicking academy and passing on his skills as one of the greatest kickers in the history of the game.