Boks not chasing bonus points

Boks not chasing bonus points

Coach Rassie Erasmus says the Springboks won’t be treating the Nations Championship as a tournament. The 12 teams are split into northern and southern hemisphere groups of six teams each, with total log points to decide the final standings and the fixtures for the...
Bok lock ‘touch and go’ for England

Bok lock ‘touch and go’ for England

Springbok coach Rassie Erasmus says an experienced Bok lock is in a race against time to be fit for next Saturday’s Nations Championship opener against England at Ellis Park. Lood de Jager made his long-awaited return from hip surgery earlier this month for his...
Rassie: Door not closed on Bok veterans

Rassie: Door not closed on Bok veterans

Coach Rassie Erasmus says experienced campaigners such as Faf de Klerk and Vincent Koch remain in Springbok contention. The duo were excluded from the 46-man squad for the Nations Championship despite having been part of the recent two-week Bok training camp and will...
Rassie talks up ‘awesome’ Pollock

Rassie talks up ‘awesome’ Pollock

Springbok coach Rassie Erasmus rates rising England star Henry Pollock highly and says behind all the hype is a serious rugby player. Pollock has become one of the most talked-about figures in northern hemisphere rugby, with the brash 21-year-old’s confidence and...

Dupont going Down Under?

Flyhalf Matthieu Jalibert has been named in France’s squad for their Nations Championship opener against the All Blacks, while scrumhalf Antoine Dupont could join them a week later. France coach Fabien Galthié on Tuesday named a trimmed 33-man squad for the clash in...