Ex-Boks: Ref got scrum penalty call wrong

Former Springbok forwards Schalk Burger and Hanyani Shimange believe the game-changing 55th-minute scrum in the first Test at Ellis Park should have been reset. After opting three times to scrum from penalties, Bok replacement loosehead prop Gerhard Steenekamp was...

DC: Sacha doesn’t know everything yet

All Blacks legend and GOAT Dan Carter backs Springbok playmaker Sacha Feinberg-Mngomezulu to reach his full potential as a world-class flyhalf. Feinberg-Mngomezulu has already shown enough to suggest he has the talent, but Carter believes the next step is developing...

Mossie gives Boks some ‘triple T’ tips

The legendary Jaque Fourie says the Springboks need to pick up their numbers on defence and dominate the point of contact in the tackle to overpower the All Blacks. The former Bok centre and current Lions defence coach was speaking ahead of Tuesday’s Rugby’s Greatest...

Smith: Mo’unga can do all the magic

Lions flyhalf Chris Smith says he will play his own game when coming up against All Blacks star Richie Mo’unga at Ellis Park on Tuesday night. The tourists are targeting a clean sweep of South Africa’s URC clubs, having beaten the Stormers (38-21), Sharks (54-0) and...
PSDT remains Boks’ relentless force

PSDT remains Boks’ relentless force

Pieter-Steph du Toit’s looming 100th Test cap is testament to the resilience and sacrifice that have defined one of the great Springbok careers. The milestone is celebrated in the new issue of SA Rugby magazine, with the cover feature examining how the ‘Malmesbury...

Watch: All Blacks fans seize the moment

Supporters of the world’s new No 1-ranked team were clearly ecstatic after New Zealand toppled the Springboks at Ellis Park in the Rugby’s Greatest Rivalry series. WATCH: ‘Boks got much more to lose’   View this post on Instagram   A post shared by All Blacks...
Boks will try to do better by PSDT, Ox

Boks will try to do better by PSDT, Ox

After Damian de Allende’s loss in his 100th Test, Rassie Erasmus wants the Springboks to positively honour the milestones of Pieter-Steph du Toit and Ox Nché on Saturday. Two-time World Rugby Player of the Year Du Toit and fellow World Cup winner Nché are set to play...

Matfield: Boks must play less, kick more

Victor Matfield says the Springboks played too much against the All Blacks at Ellis Park and will need to “grind more” at Cape Town Stadium on Saturday. The Boks lost the opening Test of the Rugby’s Greatest Rivalry series 33-16 despite enjoying 60% of the territory,...

All Blacks preparing for a ‘bigger beast’

Assistant coach Neil Barnes says the All Blacks have “poked a bear” and must expect a fiery response from the world champion Springboks in Cape Town on Saturday. New Zealand beat the Boks 33-16 at Ellis Park last week, ending the Springboks’ 12-Test unbeaten run, but...