Rassie reveals initial Ox injury prognosis

Rassie reveals initial Ox injury prognosis

Rassie Erasmus has provided an update on Springbok prop Ox Nché’s knee injury. The 30-year-old hobbled off in the eighth minute of the Boks’ 45-21 win against England at Ellis Park on Saturday, shortly after making a memorable run that resulted in winger Cheslin...
Rassie: Boks had to be honest at half-time

Rassie: Boks had to be honest at half-time

Coach Rassie Erasmus says a frank half-time intervention was needed after the Springboks went flat in the second quarter of Saturday’s Nations Championship Test at Ellis Park. CLINTON VAN DER BERG reports. The world champions dug deep into a script from last season to...
George: Bok defeat will make us better

George: Bok defeat will make us better

Coach Steve Borthwick and captain Jamie George are confident that a youthful England team can learn from their disappointing Ellis Park experience on Saturday. The Springboks secured a 45-21 win in their Nations Championship opener, racing into a 17-0 lead before a...

Schoeman strikes as Scots lash Los Pumas

Pierre Schoeman scored a try in his 50th Test as Scotland hammered Argentina in the Nations Championship in Cordoba on Saturday. The South African prop’s magical moment came in a dominant first half before a clinical 30 minutes in the second period for the visitors,...
Doogz: Boks had to ask some serious questions

Doogz: Boks had to ask some serious questions

Damian de Allende says the Springboks took a hard look at themselves at half-time before producing a dominant second-half display against England. The veteran centre – who was named Man of the Match – said the world champions expected England to fight back after their...