Ex-Boks rethink 4-0 prediction

Victor Matfield and Robbi Kempson are less confident about the Springboks’ chances of whitewashing the All Blacks in Rugby’s Greatest Rivalry. Kempson admitted he had initially backed the world champions to sweep the four-Test series, but now believes the All Blacks...

Four Boks in Nations Championship XV

Four Springboks have been named in a standout XV after the world champions went unbeaten in the first three rounds of the Nations Championship. Ruck.co.uk compiled a lineup from those who starred for their country in the competition so far, featuring two Frenchmen,...

‘Faf was our best player’

Springbok scrumhalf Faf de Klerk has been praised for another typically industrious performance to kickstart his Cheetahs career. The veteran No 9 earned rave reviews from captain Neels Volschenk after helping steer the Free Staters to a hard-fought 29-27 victory over...
Wales on receiving end of Wiese rampage

Wales on receiving end of Wiese rampage

Jasper Wiese led the world champion Springboks’ charge at Kings Park in another demolition of Wales. The hulking No 8 returned to the Bok starting XV for the Nations Championship Test, following his back-to-back outings in South Africa’s victories over the Barbarians...

Beaver: We’ll let Boks win one

Stephen Donald is confident of New Zealand dominating the Rugby’s Greatest Rivalry series, with the ex-All Blacks flyhalf not even giving South Africa a chance on home soil. The All Blacks lock horns with the Sharks, Stormers and Vodacom Bulls next month in the...
Watch: Boks’ new bash brothers

Watch: Boks’ new bash brothers

Cobus and Jasper Wiese, the 37th pair of siblings to represent the Springboks, both delivered a high-impact shift against Wales in round three of the Nations Championship. WATCH: Every Junior Boks try in JWC The Wiese brothers were on the rampage in the first half...

‘Rassie has Boks operating like a religion’

Former England captains Mike Tindall and Courtney Lawes reckon the Springboks are already shaping up as an almost unbeatable force heading towards the 2027 World Cup. The four-time world champions swept aside England, Scotland and Wales in the opening half of the...