Bok Test flyover called off

Bok Test flyover called off

There will be no pre-match flyover before Saturday’s third Test between the Springboks and All Blacks at FNB Stadium in Johannesburg. Airlink has withdrawn its application for a planned flyover before the match as the South African Civil Aviation Authority (SACAA)...

Mallett: All Blacks are cheating

Nick Mallett says the All Blacks are deliberately collapsing the scrum to negate the Springboks’ advantage up front. The Boks won the second Test in Cape Town last Saturday to level the Rugby’s Greatest Rivalry series at 1-1, but their dominant scrum did not get the...

Krappie plots slow-ball nightmare for Roigard

Morné van den Berg will start Saturday’s Test against the All Blacks from the bench, but he has already done his homework on the opposite number he might have to shut down. CLINTON VAN DER BERG reports. Cam Roigard, New Zealand’s electric scrumhalf, is firmly on the...

Schalla: Bok attack lacks fluency

Schalk Burger says the Springboks have to rediscover their attacking edge or fix their defence ahead of the third Test against the All Blacks at FNB Stadium on Saturday. The Boks levelled the Rugby’s Greatest Rivalry series with a 33-26 victory in Cape Town after...

Reado: Rassie is the absolute king

Springbok coach Rassie Erasmus is playing the refereeing game better than anyone, according to former All Blacks captain Kieran Read. Erasmus and New Zealand counterpart Dave Rennie have traded verbal blows through the media over officiating during the Rugby’s...

Dobbo reconnects Stormers for ‘tough start’

John Dobson wants the Stormers to honour the legacy of the Western Cape next season as the club gears up to kick off its 2026-27 Vodacom URC campaign on foreign turf, reports DEVIN HERMANUS. The Stormers will face Connacht in Galway in round one on 25 September,...

Frans: Cheetahs must man up

Frans Steyn says the Cheetahs need to front up physically when they host the Pumas in Sunday’s Currie Cup semi-final at Free State Stadium. DYLAN JOHNSON reports. The Cheetahs finished the league stage in second place but were beaten 52-26 by the Pumas in Nelspruit...
Why Rugby’s Greatest Rivalry ends in USA

Why Rugby’s Greatest Rivalry ends in USA

Several factors contributed to the decision to take the fourth Test of Rugby’s Greatest Rivalry to the USA, writes MIKE GREENAWAY in SA Rugby magazine. The Springboks and All Blacks have played each other in some curious situations over the past 125 years, but among...