Rassie: I’m not blaming the ref

Coach Rassie Erasmus stopped short of berating referee Andrea Piardi after the Springboks’ 21-19 defeat in Paris. However, he spent much of his press conference describing the pressure a referee faces in front of a partisan home crowd. Erasmus began by accepting...

Siya rues missed opportunities

Captain Siya Kolisi says the Springboks had only themselves to blame after Friday night’s 21-19 Nations Championship defeat by France in Paris. The Boks trailed 21-7 at half-time, losing Lood de Jager to a yellow card and France scoring three converted tries. Kurt-Lee...

Jones: Really fine margins cost Boks

Springbok assistant coach Felix Jones believes a handful of crucial moments proved costly in the 21-19 defeat to France in Paris on Friday night. Both sides scored three tries in the Nations Championship clash, but a missed conversion by replacement flyhalf Manie...

Boks relinquish No 1 ranking

The Springboks have dropped to No 2 in the world rankings following Friday night’s 21-19 defeat to France in Paris. The All Blacks, who take on 10th-ranked Wales in Cardiff on Saturday, have moved to No 1, while France have climbed above Ireland into third place....

Boks undone by own sins in Paris

The Springboks, normally so unflappable, wilted under immense French pressure, writes CLINTON VAN DER BERG. Indiscipline and inaccuracy, the twin evils, did the damage. In a Friday the 13th horror show in Paris, they lost 21-19. It was a match of fierce intensity, and...
Jasper sees red as France edge Boks

Jasper sees red as France edge Boks

No 8 Jasper Wiese was sent off in the second half of a narrow defeat for the Springboks at the Stade de France on Friday night. The 21-19 Nations Championship victory for France in Paris ended the Boks’ hold over them and top spot on the world rankings. The visitors...