Paige: Pead ticks all the boxes

Rudy Paige expects to see Haashim Pead in a Springbok jersey “sooner rather than later”. The former Bok scrumhalf praised the Junior Boks No 9 following his Player of the Tournament performance at the World Rugby U20 Championship, where South Africa beat New Zealand...

Scrum doc hopes All Blacks ‘give it’ to Boks

Former All Blacks scrum guru Mike Cron hopes Scott Robertson’s side can put the Springboks “in their place” when the teams clash in the Rugby Championship. The top two sides in world rugby are set for a blockbuster double-header in September, with both heading into...

King Carlos hails Tonyball’s Bok impact

Carlos Spencer has lauded former teammate Tony Brown’s influence on the Springboks while admitting New Zealand rugby misses South African sides in Super Rugby. Brown, a former All Blacks flyhalf and widely regarded as one of the game’s sharpest attacking minds, joined...

Duhan set for another snub?

Duhan van der Merwe’s British & Irish Lions Test hopes look all but over, despite impressive stats on paper. The Lions wrap up their Australian tour with a dead-rubber Test in Adelaide on Saturday. The expectation is that coach Andy Farrell could give some of his...

Wallabies legends to coach Manie

Springbok flyhalf Manie Libbok is set to work under two of Australia’s greatest halfbacks, with Will Genia and Quade Cooper confirmed as part of the revamped coaching team at Hanazono Kintetsu Liners. The Wallabies legends – who both played for the Division 2...