Four Boks crack Player of the Year nods

Four Boks crack Player of the Year nods

Four Springboks are on the shortlist in two flagship categories of the World Rugby Awards. Pieter-Steph du Toit, Malcolm Marx and Ox Nche are in the running for the World Rugby Player of the Year men’s award along with France’s Louis Bielle-Biarrey. Ethan Hooker has...

Henshaw ready to go toe-to-toe with Boks again

Ireland centre Robbie Henshaw says the Springboks are still “the talk of world rugby” as Andy Farrell’s men brace for Saturday’s clash in Dublin. Henshaw hailed what he called South Africa’s unmatched squad resources. “I think they’re the best in the world in terms of...
Eddie: Nations Champs a springboard for Japan

Eddie: Nations Champs a springboard for Japan

Eddie Jones believes Japan’s inclusion in the Nations Championship will be “a springboard” to the 2027 World Cup, giving them regular top-level Tests. Japan and Fiji were officially confirmed on Monday as the two invitational sides in the 12-team Nations Championship...

Red cards won’t stop Eben playing his game

Eben Etzebeth says he won’t hold back despite recent red-card controversy involving fellow Springbok locks Lood de Jager and Franco Mostert. De Jager received a straight red against France in Paris and a four-match ban, while Mostert faces a disciplinary hearing this...