Rassie’s glorious gamble pays off

Rassie’s glorious gamble pays off

Rassie Erasmus’ penchant for gambling was seldom more evident than in his selection for Saturday’s Test against Scotland, and his decision – mid-match – to flood the field with replacements. CLINTON VAN DER BERG reports. The move could have failed spectacularly, but...
Sloppy Boks overpower brave Scots

Sloppy Boks overpower brave Scots

Four second-half tries and the boot of Handré Pollard secured a hard-fought win for the Springboks in the Nations Championship against Scotland at Loftus on Saturday. Flyhalf Pollard converted five of the Boks’ six tries as the hosts held off a spirited Scottish...
Pick your MVP: Boks vs Scotland

Pick your MVP: Boks vs Scotland

The Springboks beat Scotland 42-28 at Loftus on Saturday. Who was your top Bok? Who was your top Bok at Loftus? Boan Venter Johan Grobbelaar Wilco Louw Cobus Wiese Ruan Nortje Paul de Villiers Pieter-Steph du Toit Evan Roos Embrose Papier Handre Pollard Ethan Hooker...

Rate the Ref: Pierre Brousset

Rate the performance of French referee Pierre Brousset in the Springboks’ 42-28 win against Scotland at Loftus on Saturday. Rate the ref! Excellent Good Satisfactory Below Par Poor ResultsVote Photo: Johan Rynners/Getty Images The post Rate the Ref: Pierre Brousset...

Pollock, Benhard star in big England win

Henry Pollock scored a hat-trick and Benhard Janse van Rensburg a try on debut as England ended their five-match losing streak with a rout of Fiji in Liverpool. England ran in 11 tries in their 73-8 win as they bounced back from last week’s Nations...

Scotland lose lock for Loftus showdown

Scotland have suffered a late injury setback ahead of Saturday’s clash against the Springboks at Loftus Versfeld. Replacement lock Alex Samuel has been ruled out with a knee injury, with Max Williamson replacing him. The Scots are looking for their first win against...

Junior Boks switch up four for semi

Coach Kevin Foote has shuffled his Junior Springbok pack and backline for Monday’s Junior World Championship semi-final against England in Tbilisi. With the defending champions chasing a spot in the U20s showpiece, Foote has made four changes to the starting XV that...
Les Bleus batter Wallabies in Brisbane

Les Bleus batter Wallabies in Brisbane

France scored 30 second-half points to thrash the Wallabies at Suncorp Stadium on Saturday. Les Bleus trailed 21-12 at the break before going on to claim a 42-26 victory – their first win over Australia in Brisbane since 1972. It was a familiar story for the...

Segner: All Blacks debut a dream come true

Anton Segner was “over the moon” after becoming the first German-born player to represent the All Blacks. It completed an unlikely dream first conceived as a nine-year-old in Frankfurt. The Blues loose forward came off the bench at half-time during New Zealand’s...