Duane on standby to play Wales

Rassie Erasmus’ famed ‘Nuke Squad’ returns in Cardiff on Saturday, with an explosive 7-1 bench split he hopes will bury Wales and seal a perfect year-end tour. But the Bok mentor admits the decision to name a forward-heavy bench was not in his original plan and that...

Reinach reaches 50 for Boks, Nuke Squad returns

Cobus Reinach is set to earn his 50th Test cap against Wales in Cardiff for a rebuilt Springbok side featuring a 7-1 bench. Reinach, at 35 and in the form of his life, will come off the bench for his milestone appearance as Rassie Erasmus navigates a wave of enforced...

Bulls welcome back Bok for Lions clash

A Springbok loose forward will make his long-awaited return from injury when the Vodacom Bulls face the Lions at Loftus Versfeld on Saturday. Elrigh Louw has been named on the bench after almost 10 months out with a serious knee injury, providing a major boost for the...

It’s Ireland vs SA again – in the URC

A week on from a titanic Test in Dublin, it will be Ireland vs South Africa once again as the top two in the Vodacom URC lock horns. Limerick’s Thomond Park will be the setting this time as the league’s two unbeaten sides – Munster and the Stormers – meet on Saturday...
Watch: Big Joe reflects on Kamp Staaldraad

Watch: Big Joe reflects on Kamp Staaldraad

Eccentric former No 8 Joe van Niekerk shares a funny story from the Springboks’ infamous Kamp Staaldraad in 2003, on SuperSport’s Bok Dream Team show. “Being a Joburg boy, city slicker, now I must channel my inner bushman bru!” Big Joe recalls a hilarious story from...