ICYMI: Player buzz
Catch up on what rugby players and teams shared on social media over the weekend.
Comments Off on ICYMI: Player buzz
July 4, 2022
Damian Willemse
Willemse completes epic Bok comeback against Wales
Damian Willemse slotted a penalty after the hooter to see the Springboks come from a 15-point half-time deficit and beat Wales in the Test series opener in Pretoria on Saturday.
Comments Off on Willemse completes epic Bok comeback against Wales
July 2, 2022
Springbok No 8 Jasper Wiese
Wiese not giving up Bok spot to Roos
No 8 Jasper Wiese is ready to cement his place in the Springbok lineup in the face of a rising challenge from Evan Roos and Elrigh Louw.
Comments Off on Wiese not giving up Bok spot to Roos
June 30, 2022
Handre Pollard
Nienaber: Pollard omission ‘nothing sinister’
Jacques Nienaber has insisted that flyhalf Handre Pollard wasn’t unfairly overlooked for the first Test against Wales on Saturday due to a selection policy.
Comments Off on Nienaber: Pollard omission ‘nothing sinister’
June 28, 2022
Springbok prop Ox Nche
Nche wary of Wales scrum
Springbok prop Ox Nche insists the team will not underestimate Wales as they started their preparations for the opening Test at Loftus Versfeld on Saturday.
Comments Off on Nche wary of Wales scrum
June 27, 2022
Springbok prop Trevor Nyakane
Boks delighted to return to full stadiums against Wales
The Springboks home Test matches against Wales and New Zealand will be played in full-capacity stadiums after government repealed the limitations on public events and gatherings.
Comments Off on Boks delighted to return to full stadiums against Wales
June 23, 2022
Springboks captain Siya Kolisi in action against Wales in November 2021
Bok coach: Wales are desperate
Jacques Nienaber says the mindset of Wales before the July series in South Africa will be similar to what he has previously experienced with the Springboks.
Comments Off on Bok coach: Wales are desperate
June 21, 2022
Junior Pokomela and Nama Xaba console Madosh Tambwe
Jake: Overseas policy ‘cheapens’ SA rugby values
In the aftermath of the Vodacom #URC final, Jake White says the Springboks must change the criteria for selection to help keep the current Vodacom Bulls squad intact.
Comments Off on Jake: Overseas policy ‘cheapens’ SA rugby values
June 20, 2022
Springbok hooker Bongi Mbonambi is tackled by All Blacks hooker Codie Taylor
Rugby Championship abandons home and away format
The Rugby Championship organisers have wound the clock back and adopted a mini-tour format for at least the next three years saying it will restore “rugby’s traditional touring values”.
Comments Off on Rugby Championship abandons home and away format
June 16, 2022
Cornal Hendricks in action against the All Blacks in 2014
Boks wait on ‘green light’ to pick Cornal
Jacques Nienaber has opened the door to a Springbok recall for Cornal Hendricks if the Vodacom Bulls star can be cleared by the national team's doctors.
Comments Off on Boks wait on ‘green light’ to pick Cornal
June 14, 2022