Doogz: Boks to go out guns blazing

Damian de Allende says Saturday’s Test against Japan will be “fast, physical and exciting”. The 33-year-old centre, who’s about to go into his fourth consecutive season in Japan Rugby League One, will square off against several of his Panasonic Wild Knights club...

Eddie plots another Bok ambush

Eddie Jones says Japan must be “good enough to stop” the Springboks’ trademark power game if they’re to have any hope of repeating their 2015 World Cup miracle. The Brave Blossoms coach, who famously masterminded Japan’s historic upset of the Boks in Brighton a decade...

Williams braces for high-speed battle

Grant Williams says the Springboks are prepared for Japan’s high-tempo approach when the teams clash at London’s Wembley Stadium on Saturday. The Sharks scrumhalf, who has been named among the replacements for the Boks’ tour opener, is expecting a frantic start from...

Jesse: Boks must slow Japan ball down

Jesse Kriel says Saturday’s clash with Japan will be both personal and pivotal as the Springboks open their northern-hemisphere tour at Wembley. Kriel, who has played his club rugby for the Yokohama Canon Eagles since 2020, is eager to come up against several familiar...

URC’s most shameful moment as Wessels ban stands

It’s time to stand up and find justice in Ireland’s highest court for Jan-Hendrik Wessels, writes MARK KEOHANE. To SA Rugby CEO Rian Oberholzer and president Mark Alexander, to the Bulls’ CEO Edgar Rathbone and owners Patrice Motsepe and Johann Rupert, you represent a...