Kolbe and Notshe to start for the Boks in PE
Cheslin Kolbe (wing) and Sikhumbuzo Notshe (No 8) will make their run-on debuts for the Springboks against the Wallabies in the Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium in Port Elizabeth on Saturday.
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Blitzbok Ruhan Nel joins Springbok squad
The uncapped Blitzbok star Ruhan Nel, Vincent Koch (prop), Sbu Nkosi (wing), Lionel Mapoe (centre) and Ivan van Zyl (scrumhalf) have been added to the Springbok squad.
Rassie to coach Barbarians against Pumas at Twickenham
SA Rugby’s Director of Rugby, Rassie Erasmus, will take charge of the Barbarians when the club returns to action later this season.
Zero to hero for Rassie as Boks score win against All Blacks
Based Saturday’s the match statistics, the Wellington Test match in New Zealand should have been dominated and won by the All Blacks.
Erasmus tweaks the Bok side for Saturday’s Kiwi Test
Handré Pollard will start at flyhalf for the Springboks on Saturday when they take on the All Blacks in Wellington, while Malcolm Marx and Lukhanyo Am are also back in the starting line-up.
Bok Makazole Mapimpi returns home with a knee injury
Springbok wing Makazole Mapimpi has returned to South Africa after he sustained a knee injury in the Castle Lager Rugby Championship match against the Wallabies in Brisbane.
Error-strewn Boks suffer second successive defeat
Individual mistakes derailed the Springboks’ ambition of gaining a valuable away win at the Suncorp Stadium in Brisbane on Saturday, as the Wallabies defeated the visitors 23-18 in an error-strewn match.
Reshuffled Springbok side to tackle the Wallabies
The Springboks will face the Wallabies on Saturday in Brisbane with a new-look front row, a reshuffled loose trio as well as a different midfield combination following the announcement of the South African match 23.
Ben Karpinski: Why getting back to winning means getting back to basics
Winning isn’t everything, goes the famous old saying. It’s the only thing. But it can only be a thing, as SA’s Super Rugby players have been learning this year, if you go right back to the start and get the basics right.
Kolbe and Brits surprise additions to Bok squad heading down under
Former Blitzbok and DHL Western Province outside back Cheslin Kolbe has been added to the Springbok squad for the forthcoming Australasian leg of the Castle Lager Rugby Championship as the only uncapped player.