The Springboks go into their opening Test match of the end of year tour against Ireland looking to break their losing streak outside the country’s borders which goes back to 2015.
Franco Mostert and Jean-Luc du Preez are back in the Springbok starting team for Saturday’s Castle Lager Rugby Championship clash against the All Blacks.
Stop-start…that’s probably the best way to describe Coenie Oosthuizen’s remodelled career as an international (and domestic) tighthead prop.
Hardworking prop Ruan Dreyer will make his debut for the Springboks on Saturday in the final Castle Lager Incoming Series Test against France.
You might say a shiny locomotive has been attached, in the form of Warren Whiteley, and certain gratifying, sleek new carriages added as well. But Allister Coetzee’s first Springbok train of 2017 also carries a few too many conspicuous “passengers”.
Springbok coach Allister Coetzee on Tuesday named a 31-man squad for a three-Test series against France in June.
Sharks prop Coenie Oosthuizen will join the Springboks as an extra front row cover following the withdrawal of Trevor Nyakane, who is struggling with an ankle injury.
Springbok coach Heyneke Meyer has named an unchanged line-up for Saturday’s opening Test of the Outgoing Tour against Ireland.
Cheetahs coach Naka DrotskĂ© has included two Springbok stalwarts in his run on side for their Super Rugby encounter against the Western Force in Bloemfontein on Saturday afternoon. Flyhalf Johan Goosen and prop Coenie Oosthuizen are back in the starting line-up after making an impact from the bench against the Bulls in Pretoria last week. … Read more
Cheetahs coach Naka DrotskĂ© has included two Springboks on his replacement bench in an otherwise unchanged line up for his side’s Super Rugby encounter against the Bulls in Pretoria on Saturday. Springbok fly half Johan Goosen and Bok prop Coenie Oosthuizen have both been cleared to play after recovering from injuries. Goosen was sidelined for … Read more