Siya unfazed by No 8 switch

Captain Siya Kolisi says he will play a similar role for the Springboks despite wearing No 8 on his back against the Wallabies at Ellis Park on Saturday. Kolisi, who usually packs down at openside flank, will start at the back of the scrum for the Rugby Championship...

Boland lose captain for Bulls clash

Boland Cavaliers captain Marlyn Williams has been ruled out of Sunday’s Currie Cup match against the Vodacom Bulls in Wellington. The lock suffered a facial fracture in the win against the Lions and is replaced by debutant Jurie van Vuuren, with No 8 Thurlow Marsh...

World Rugby boss lauds Rassie’s innovation

World Rugby CEO Alan Gilpin says the game needs “brilliant innovators” like Springbok coach Rassie Erasmus. The two-time World Cup-winning tactician pulled more tricks from his box during the second Test against Italy in Port Elizabeth – manufacturing a scrum from the...

Jake: Rassie wary of Joe’s Wallabies

Jake White believes Springbok coach Rassie Erasmus is giving the Wallabies the respect they deserve. Writing in his RugbyPass column, the former Bok coach described Saturday’s Rugby Championship opener at Ellis Park as a “pivotal Test” that will set the tone for the...

Smith cleared to start for Cheetahs

Franco Smith has shaken off an ankle scare to take his place at flyhalf when the Cheetahs host Western Province in Bloemfontein on Saturday. The 25-year-old playmaker looked in danger of missing out on his first home Currie Cup start this week after hobbling out of...

Schmidt matches Rassie with late change

The Wallabies have added a playmaker to their bench after coach Joe Schmidt initially went for a 6-2 split between forwards and backs. Flyhalf Tane Edmed replaces loose forward Nick Champion de Crespigny. “We’ve got a lot of confidence in him, he’s been around the...