Sacha returns for Los Pumas mission

Sacha Feinberg-Mngomezulu is expected to steer the Springbok attack in the one-off Test against Argentina in Buenos Aires. The gifted playmaker has overcome the ankle injury that has kept him on the sidelines for the last two months, and has been included in Rassie...

Rambo keen on Ma’a masterclass

Junior Boks prop Phiwayinkosi ‘Rambo’ Kubheka is eager to learn from All Blacks great Ma’a Nonu after returning to the Sharks. Kubheka is one of the young players set to benefit from Nonu’s stay in Durban as part of a high-performance mentorship programme aimed at...
Lions unleash Junior Boks duo

Lions unleash Junior Boks duo

Junior Springbok Gilermo Mentoe will get his first taste of senior rugby as he starts for the Lions against the embattled Vodacom Bulls XV at UJ Stadium on Saturday. New signing and former Junior Bok Asad Moos gets his first start for the Joburg-based side in only his...

All Blacks star hangs up boots for coaching

One half of a blockbuster sibling pairing for the All Blacks and Moana Pasifika has taken up a coaching position on the touchlines in New Zealand. Former All Blacks wing Julian Savea has been appointed head coach of Mahurangi Rugby Club, with the 35-year-old set to...

Bok front-rower calls it quits

A Springbok front-rower has decided to call time on his professional playing career. The Vodacom Bulls confirmed on Friday that prop Lizo Gqoboka has announced his retirement, bringing the curtain down on a remarkable career that saw him rise from humble beginnings to...

Ex-All Blacks back Blackadder to bash Boks

Kieran Read and Justin Marshall say the physicality and experience of loose forward Ethan Blackadder is what the All Blacks need to dominate the Rugby’s Greatest Rivalry series. Blackadder earned a recall to the national team as part of Dave Rennie’s 44-man squad to...
Naas wants rugby tours to stay

Naas wants rugby tours to stay

Springbok great Naas Botha hopes Rugby’s Greatest Rivalry is just the beginning of a return to the traditional international tours that once defined the sport. The All Blacks are set to face the Stormers, Sharks and Vodacom Bulls before the first Test against the...
Rewind: Howlett breaks Bok hearts

Rewind: Howlett breaks Bok hearts

Doug Howlett’s late try at Jade Stadium in 2004 snatched victory from the Springboks as the All Blacks and South Africa gear up for the epic Rugby’s Greatest Rivalry series. ALL BLACKS: ‘We want to shut Bok fans up’ There’s been no shortage of nail-biters against the...