Frans: Super Rugby right fit for Cheetahs

Head coach Frans Steyn says the Cheetahs need SA Rugby’s help to get back into Super Rugby. After being kicked out of the Sanzaar tournament at the end of the 2017 season, the Bloemfontein-based franchise joined the Pro14 and qualified for the quarter-finals at their...

Georgia to bring ‘full noise’ against Boks

Georgia coach Richard Cockerill says his side will need to embrace the brutality of a Bok battle when they take on South Africa in Nelspruit on Saturday. The former England hardman told RugbyPass that they’re not just here as another training match for the Boks –...

Kurt-Lee: Japan stint sharpened my running game

Kurt-Lee Arendse believes playing club rugby in Japan helped him bring an even more attack-minded approach to the Springboks. Arendse has scored 19 tries in 25 Tests, a strike rate that has him installed as one of the Boks’ most lethal attacking threats. Back from a...
Russell at 10 for Suncorp showdown

Russell at 10 for Suncorp showdown

Andy Farrell has named a heavyweight British & Irish Lions team for the first Test against the Wallabies, with England lock Maro Itoje set to captain the side in Brisbane on Saturday. The Saracens enforcer will lead a team loaded with Irish and Scottish influence...

Kwagga: Bomb Squad must detonate

Springbok flank Kwagga Smith says the Bomb Squad has something to prove against Georgia in Nelspruit on Saturday. Coach Rassie Erasmus has opted for a five-three split on the bench for the Test at Mbombela Stadium, with props Thomas du Toit and Vincent Koch, hooker...