Manie welcomes Bok flyhalf competition

Manie Libbok says the battle for the Springbok No 10 jersey motivates all three contenders. The 28-year-old is vying for the starting playmaking role against France on Saturday with the experienced Handre Pollard and exciting youngster Sacha Feinberg-Mngomezulu....
Watch: ‘I’m 32 but I’m actually 28!’

Watch: ‘I’m 32 but I’m actually 28!’

Bok lock Lood de Jager says the body’s feeling good ahead of Saturday’s match against France. READ: Lood ready to disrupt French weapon “Daan made a joke that I’m 32 but I’m 28 with all the injuries I’ve had!” Lood de Jager is back to his best Springbok form and says...

Jake warns of fired-up France

Former Springbok coach Jake White believes France will be fuelled by raw emotion and revenge when they face the world champions in Paris on Saturday. Writing in his latest RugbyPass column, White said the pain of the 2023 World Cup quarter-final defeat to the...

Jean: Boks’ kicking giving huge returns

Jean de Villiers says Sacha Feinberg-Mngomezulu’s kicking game against Japan was the best he’s seen from the flyhalf. The Springboks ran in nine tries in a 61-7 win at Wembley, but De Villiers was most impressed by their work off the boot. The Boks kicked 36 times,...

Lions centre in court over assault claim

Bronson Mills appeared in court on Wednesday after handing himself over to police following an alleged assault incident in Cape Town. News24 reports that the 22-year-old Lions centre is accused of assaulting Cape Town student Marumo Selane at a house gathering in the...

‘Champions Cup the best of the best’

Sharks and Springbok prop Trevor Nyakane says the Investec Champions Cup is the toughest club competition in world rugby. Nyakane will be among several South Africans preparing for the return of Europe’s elite club competition on Friday, 5 December, when the Bulls,...
Bok makes history in Japan

Bok makes history in Japan

A Japanese club has appointed a foreign player as their captain for the first time. Springbok centre Jesse Kriel will lead the Yokohama Canon Eagles into the new Japan Rugby League One season – his seventh campaign with the side since joining from the Bulls in 2020....