Rassie struggles to read Wallabies

Rassie Erasmus says the Springboks find the Wallabies “tremendously difficult to play against” as they prepare for Sunday’s one-off Test in Perth. The Boks were given a painful reminder of Australia’s threat at Ellis Park last year, when they raced into a 22-0 lead...

Pead paying Lions out of own pocket

Haashim Pead will reportedly contribute towards the transfer fee required to secure his move from the Lions to the Stormers. News24 reported on Saturday that the two clubs had finally reached an agreement over the 21-year-old scrumhalf after weeks of negotiations,...

SA Rugby makes call on Bok flyovers

SA Rugby CEO Rian Oberholzer has addressed the future of pre-match aeroplane flyovers at Springbok Tests. Since an SAA Boeing 747 flew over Ellis Park before the 1995 World Cup final, flyovers have become a feature of major Bok matches in South Africa, and Oberholzer...

Hanro: It was harrowing

A family emergency saw Bulls loose forward Hanro Liebenberg pulled off after 30 minutes of the match against the All Blacks at Loftus last month. Liebenberg’s two-week-old daughter, Liviah, had gone into cardiac arrest. “She went in for open-heart surgery that Monday...

Oberholzer: RGR exceeded expectations

Rugby’s Greatest Rivalry has delivered a major financial boost for SA Rugby. The inaugural four-Test series between the Springboks and All Blacks is reported to have generated more than R250-million for the governing body’s coffers. The financial injection comes at an...