Proteas unleash youthful firepower in Bulawayo blitz
The Proteas may have lifted silverware at Lord’s, but in the dusty cauldron of Bulawayo, they found something just as precious — the future.
Author: Adnaan Mohamed
Willemse returns to the international stage at Loftus – Ready to dance with destiny
As the winter sun rises over Loftus Versfeld, warming the chill from the highveld air, it also casts its golden spotlight once more on Damian Willemse — the mercurial Springbok fullback who returns to rugby’s grand stage after two years of enforced silence.
Wild stallion Tshituka rewarded with Spingbok Test debut while Kriel retains captaincy
Vincent Tshituka, the athletic storm who blitzed the Barbarians like a twister in Cape Town last week, will be strapped into the No. 7 jersey for his first full-blooded Test when the green-and gold machine, rich…
Boks to face youthful Azzurri
This Italian team arrived like a group of raw recruits standing wide-eyed before an army of hardened warriors. Gone, for now, are many of the big names who etched their sinews into this year’s Six Nations campaign.
Sub 27 on the cards at the Absa RUN YOUR CITY DURBAN 10K
The stakes in Durban stretch beyond medals and pride. With a prize pool of R1.61 million across the series and R322,000 up for grabs in Durban alone, plus a R200,000 bonus for a sub-27-minute performance and R50,000 for a new SA 10K record, the financial fuel matches the physical fire.
Boks brace for fierce Azzurri scrum duel at Loftus
They’re preparing for a trench war, where every ruck is a wrestling match, and every scrum, a clash of ancient titans.
Nono Zwane’s remarkable journey from chemo to city streets
This August and September, Zwane will once again lace up her shoes and take to the streets of Tshwane and Joburg as a CANSA Champion in the Absa RUN YOUR CITY SERIES – not for a medal, but for meaning.
Bok blow as lock Jean Kleyn crumbles, PSDT primed for return
The Munster lock, who started alongside the hulking Lood de Jager in Saturday’s 54-7 drubbing of the Barbarians, has suffered an untimely injury that will see him return to Ireland’s emerald fields rather than charging through South Africa’s highveld heartlands.
Rassie reveals latest innovation in Boks Barbarian thrashing
South Africa’s double World Cup-winning mastermind cracked open a new chapter in rugby’s ever-evolving playbook, unveiling his latest innovation: a midfield bruiser turned breakdown brawler.
EXCLUSIVE: Watch | Ruben van Heerden’s big break: Locking horns with the Springboks to unlock his Bok dream
Come Saturday, amid the clash of titans and the prestige and nostalgia of rugby’s oldest invitation, Van Heerden will write his verse. And who knows? If the rugby gods are listening, his next chapter might just be in the green and gold colours of his dreams.