Giliomee stars as Junior Boks skin Georgia

Flyhalf Luan Giliomee scored 11 points as the Junior Springboks beat hosts Georgia with a bonus-point win in round two of the Junior World Championship on Thursday. The Junior Boks led 12-5 at the break with the hosts down to 14 players, with Giliomee kicking three...
Borthwick: Pollock brings joy, enormous energy

Borthwick: Pollock brings joy, enormous energy

England coach Steve Borthwick has backed Henry Pollock to make an impact against the Springboks at Ellis Park, even if the young sensation will have to do it from the bench. CLINTON VAN DER BERG reports. While Pollock won’t start, Borthwick made it clear the tyro...
Poms bench Pollock for Bok battle

Poms bench Pollock for Bok battle

England have resisted the temptation to unleash rising star Henry Pollock from the outset against the Springboks, writes CLINTON VAN DER BERG. Coach Steve Borthwick has instead named what appears to be their gnarliest and most abrasive forward pack in a clear attempt...
Bok ticket prices slashed

Bok ticket prices slashed

Ticket prices for the Springboks’ Nations Championship opener against England at Ellis Park on Saturday have been cut after slow sales. Only about 21,000 tickets had been sold by last week Wednesday for the clash at the 62,000-capacity venue, with those still...
Ellis Park gets new name

Ellis Park gets new name

Ellis Park has been renamed after securing a new five-year naming rights partnership. The agreement, announced on Thursday, sees the iconic South African rugby stadium adopt a new commercial identity ahead of Saturday’s Nations Championship clash between the...
England lock takes Siya’s words to heart

England lock takes Siya’s words to heart

Alex Coles will lean on a conversation with Siya Kolisi as he prepares to step into Maro Itoje’s boots for England against the world champion Springboks on Saturday. Steve Borthwick’s men lock horns with the Boks in their Nations Championship opener at Ellis Park, and...
Jake: Boks aren’t invincible

Jake: Boks aren’t invincible

Jake White says the Springboks will make Saturday’s Test as difficult as possible for England, but is concerned about the age profile of Rassie Erasmus’ starting XV. Writing for RugbyPass, White points out that 10 players over 30 feature in the run-on lineup for South...
Fassi’s Japan destination revealed

Fassi’s Japan destination revealed

Springbok fullback Aphelele Fassi’s new club has been confirmed. The Sharks star is set to join the Toshiba Brave Lupus on a season-long sabbatical. The 28-year-old will head to Japan after completing his Springbok commitments later this year before returning to...
Mallett backs Manie to silence biggest critics

Mallett backs Manie to silence biggest critics

Former Springbok coach Nick Mallett believes Saturday’s Nations Championship clash against England could prove a defining Test for Manie Libbok. Libbok has been preferred ahead of Handré Pollard for the Ellis Park showdown, with Mallett convinced the playmaker’s...
Watch: Bok fledgling in full flight

Watch: Bok fledgling in full flight

Cameron Hanekom will earn only his second Springbok cap on Saturday, and this video from the Vodacom URC highlights the threat posed to England by the Bulls star forward. WATCH: Rassie fends off England ‘pushover’ talk 2nd cap loading for Cameron Hanekom #BKTURC #URC...