Boks’ 2027 RWC opponents confirmed

Boks’ 2027 RWC opponents confirmed

The Springboks have been drawn in Pool B for the 2027 World Cup in Australia. The four-time winners, targeting an unprecedented hat-trick of titles, will face Italy, Georgia and Romania in the pool stage of the expanded 24-team global showpiece. The Boks have faced...

Bok trio up for SA players award

MyPlayers has announced the nominees for the 2025 Players’ Player of the Year Awards. Among the nominees for the Men’s Fifteens Players’ Player of the Year are Pieter-Steph du Toit, Ox Nche and Malcolm Marx, all of whom were also honoured as nominees for the World...

Blitzboks brace for physical tests

Zander Reynders says the Blitzboks will need to dominate up front against Fiji and New Zealand on Saturday. Reynders returns to Cape Town Stadium a very different player to the wide-eyed rookie who made his Blitzboks debut in the Mother City a year ago. Now an...
Eben verdict delayed

Eben verdict delayed

Springbok hardman Eben Etzebeth may have to wait until at least Sunday to learn his fate. This after a World Rugby disciplinary panel reportedly failed to reach agreement on what punishment he should face for allegedly eye-gouging Wales flank Alex Mann. According to...

Siya embarrassed by Sharks

Springbok captain Siya Kolisi has delivered a brutally honest assessment of the Sharks’ poor start to the season. The Bok centurion says given the calibre of players in the squad, the Sharks shouldn’t be languishing at 14th on the Vodacom URC log after six rounds and...

Toulouse heavyweights back for Sharks

Toulouse have received a timely boost ahead of Sunday’s Investec Champions Cup opener against the Sharks, with several key players returning to training. English flanker Jack Willis has recovered from the rib injury that kept him out of last weekend’s Top 14 victory...

Bayonne boosted for Stormers showdown

Bayonne will welcome back Les Bleus flanker Alexandre Fischer for Friday night’s Investec Champions Cup opener against the Stormers. Fischer had been sidelined for a month after suffering an injury against Montauban in early November, but the former Clermont forward...

Naas explains why Sacha is baas

Springbok legend Naas Botha has identified the key reason Sacha Feinberg-Mngomezulu has surged to the front of the Boks’ flyhalf pecking order. Feinberg-Mngomezulu has enjoyed a rapid rise since his debut against Wales at Twickenham last year, already banking 19 Test...