Bok playmaker out of third Test

Rassie Erasmus has confirmed Springbok fullback Damian Willemse will miss next Saturday’s Rugby’s Greatest Rivalry Test against the All Blacks in Soweto through injury, reports DEVIN HERMANUS. Willemse limped off in the final play of the first half of the Boks’ 33-26...

Wallabies hold off Los Pumas

Australia scored two early tries and nursed their lead the rest of the way as they beat Argentina in San Salvador de Jujuy on Saturday. The 27-21 victory was the Wallabies’ third straight under new coach Les Kiss, who started with two wins over Japan earlier this...

Siya: Age just a number for ‘Grandpa’ Brannas

Springbok captain Siya Kolisi singled out Deon Fourie’s contribution in Saturday’s 33-26 win over the All Blacks in Cape Town. Fourie, who turns 40 on 25 September, became the oldest Bok when starting the Test at hooker in a late front-row reshuffle. He put in another...

King Kolbe: Boks stuck to the plan

Cheslin Kolbe lauded his Springbok teammates for turning last week’s disappointment into victory at Cape Town Stadium on Saturday. The Boks levelled the four-Test Rugby’s Greatest Rivalry series 1-1 after a hard-fought 33-26 win over the All Blacks. Kolbe was a late...

Bruising Boks rediscover their power game

The Springboks’ forward-oriented game plan, so absent in the opening Test defeat, returned with a vengeance in Cape Town, writes CLINTON VAN DER BERG. It was driven by set-piece dominance and a physical edge that repeatedly punished the All Blacks up close. The...