Garth April – a Bok star in the making?
The selection of Garth April was as surprising as any in Allister Coetzee’s first Springbok squad.
The selection of Garth April was as surprising as any in Allister Coetzee’s first Springbok squad.
Enriched with history, Newlands will be remembered by players and supporters alike for a stadium filled with electric atmosphere and energy.
The SA rugby 2020 season finally kicks off, featuring six of the seven teams contesting the revamped Super Rugby Unlocked tournament.
Boks are expected to shine in a double-header featuring the Sharks, Bulls, Stormers and Lions this weekend to kick-start domestic rugby.
Springbok captain Siya Kolisi will be given enough time to fully recover from his knee injury and will in all likelihood miss the opening Tests of the Castle Lager Rugby Championship.
The 34-year-old Bryan Habana, the second-most-capped Springbok of all time with 124 Test caps, announced that he will hang up his boots later this year.
Springbok hooker Malcolm Marx was rewarded with three awards following a sublime season in 2017, including being named the SA Rugby Player of the Year.
Springbok and Emirates Lions hooker Malcolm Marx leads the nominations for the SA Rugby Player of the Year 2017 awards.
The South African Sevens team was the standout national sports team of the past year, with an emphatic victory in the 2016/17 HSBC World Rugby Sevens Series.
The Springboks have called up Ruan Botha as a replacement for the injured Jean-Luc du Preez, who suffered a fractured ankle in Saturday’s Currie Cup final in Durban.