Pieter-Steph’s pain, Franco’s gain – injury forces a change in Bok squad
Pieter-Steph du Toit has been withdrawn from the Springbok squad after a scan revealed on Monday that he has suffered a grade two hamstring tear over the weekend.
Pieter-Steph du Toit
Pieter-Steph du Toit is SA Player of the Year for the second time
Pieter-Steph du Toit produced a remarkable feat when he was named the SA Rugby Player of the Year for 2018, marking the second time in three years that the athletic Springbok forward scooped the top award in South African rugby.
Parliament asks the wrong questions as transformation in rugby is discussed
The South African Rugby Union appeared before a parliamentary committee this week. On the agenda was the state of its financial affairs and transformation.
Springboks were “terrible” says coach Rassie
The Springboks have the potential to win the Rugby World Cup, agreed the coaches of South Africa and England, despite a “terrible” performance in a 25-10 defeat in the third and final test of the Castle Lager Incoming Series at a sodden DHL Newlands in Cape Town.
“No excuses” says Rassie after dismal Bok defeat against Wales
Rassie Erasmus, SA Rugby’s Director of Rugby, offered no excuses for the Springboks’ narrow 22-20 loss against Wales in difficult conditions in Washington DC on Saturday evening.
Seven uncapped players in Bok team to face Wales
Pieter-Steph du Toit will captain a young Springbok team featuring seven uncapped players in the starting line-up against Wales on Saturday evening (SA time) in Washington DC.
Siya Kolisi to captain the Boks against England
After being touted as a future Springbok captain for a couple of seasons, Siya Kolisi finally becomes the first black player to take charge of the national team.
Allister Coetzee plays musical chairs with the Bok scrum for Kiwi showdown
Only one player has been dropped from the team that played against Australia – the 95-cap veteran Beast Mtawarira – for the game against the All Blacks.
O’Sullivan: Fikile’s transformation frustration self-inflicted. Take a leaf from Iceland’s playbook.
Inevitably a conversation about the Springbok team becomes a conversation about transformation.
Finally…a start at lock for Pieter-Steph?
A slight tweak versus a reprieve en masse … that is probably the tormenting debate in Springbok coach Allister Coetzee’s mind.