Watch: Boks play football-tennis

Watch: Boks play football-tennis

The Boks did their best Bafana Bafana impressions at training this week. DOOGZ: Boks to go out guns blazing The Springboks getting stuck in with a game of football-tennis at training this week #SSRugby pic.twitter.com/RqGDQxnmbE — SuperSport Rugby (@SSRugby) October...

Porthen compared to All Blacks great

Stormers forwards coach Rito Hlungwani says Zachary Porthen reminds him of a former All Blacks prop. It’s been a year to remember for the 21-year-old tighthead prop. The former Junior Boks captain has enjoyed a rapid rise – from UCT Ikeys standout to Stormers regular...
Japan captain: We will dominate Boks physically

Japan captain: We will dominate Boks physically

Japan’s New-Zealand born captain Warner Deans brought fighting talk to a press conference ahead of Saturday’s match against the Springboks at Wembley. Coming off a 19-15 defeat to the Wallabies in Tokyo last week, the Brave Blossoms are looking to repeat their 2015...

Beaver: Kolbe can be Boks’ Cullen

Former All Blacks flyhalf Stephen Donald believes Cheslin Kolbe could become the Springboks’ version of Christian Cullen. With Aphelele Fassi and Damian Willemse injured and veteran Willie le Roux being phased out, Rassie Erasmus has handed the 32-year-old speedster...

‘Bok scrum doesn’t need to cheat’

Former Springbok prop Gurthrö Steenkamp says South Africans have a “burning desire” to overpower their opponents at scrum time. The back-to-back world champions boast the most dominant scrum in world rugby. In six Rugby Championship matches this year, they won 19...