Springboks rugby in the doldrums – will anybody take responsibility?
Bok coach Allister Coetzee has arrived back from the end-of-year tour suggesting that the Springboks have had a successful season.
Test Rugby
Habana returns, Carr gets his first start as the Boks prepare for Italy clash
There’s a bit more of a familiar feeling to the Springbok team to face Italy on Saturday with the name of Bryan Habana next to the number 11.
Hansen makes changes to All Black team to face the Boks
All Blacks coach Steve Hansen has named his team for Saturday’s Rugby Championship Test against the Springboks in Durban.
New Springbok half-back pairing as Paige and Steyn get a call-up to starting XV
Rudy Paige will make his starting debut for the Springboks on Saturday in the team’s penultimate Rugby Championship fixture of the year.
Prospects for ‘Glorious Boks’ or ‘Gored Boks’ in Brisbane? – Rob Houwing takes stock of the SA team
Rob Houwing thinks that the Boks may even be flirting with a lurch back toward the indecisiveness and results trauma of the Rudolf Straeuli era.
Why now, Adriaan Strauss? The strange saga of the Bok captaincy.
Predictably, there has been a swift and varied reaction to the news that Adriaan Strauss has decided to quit international rugby at the end of the year.
Adriaan Strauss to call time on his Test career
Just as the clamour for Adriaan Strauss to be sacked was getting louder, the Springbok captain dropped a bombshell by announcing he’s quittingTest rugby at the end of the season.
Bok captain Strauss under fire – but he might survive.
Springboks captain Adriaan Strauss is currently feeling the heat, but Rob Houwing reckons speculation about his demise might be premature.
How the Boks fared – it’s not pretty reading.
Allister Coetzee needs to act swiftly and decisively to revive his now-tottering Boks, victims of a first ever away defeat to Argentina in Salta on Saturday.
Fifteen Fun Facts about SA v Argentina
Fifteen stats and facts ahead of Saturday’s Springboks v Argentina Rugby Championship clash at the Estadio Padre Ernesto Martearena in Salta.