Springbok coach Rassie Erasmus has compared England sensation Henry Pollock to Siya Kolisi, insisting critics should focus on the youngster’s “exceptional output” rather than the spotlight surrounding him.
The Springbok squad may be named, but Erasmus says the door remains wide open for experienced campaigners including Faf de Klerk and Vincent Koch. Rugby’s selection wheel keeps turninng.
The roads along Cape Town’s Atlantic Seaboard will carry more than runners this July. They will carry hope. When the Cape Town Festival of Running returns to the Sea Point Promenade on 18 and 19…
Siya Kolisi has spent much of his life carrying the hopes of a nation like a rugby ball tucked firmly under one arm. In London last week, the double Rugby World Cup-winning Springbok captain proved…
When the desert air shimmered above Doha’s track like a mirage, South Africa’s Sinesipho Dambile produced a performance that was anything but an illusion. The 24-year-old sprint sensation scorched to victory in the men’s 200m…
Durban is getting even faster. The 2026 Absa RUN YOUR CITY DURBAN 10K will feature a refined speed-focused route and an earlier 07:00 start, raising hopes of the first-ever sub-27-minute 10km on African soil.
The Comrades Marathon is often described as a race against distance, terrain and self-doubt. In 2026, George Kusche turned it into a mathematics problem and produced a solution so devastatingly effective that it shattered an…
Six uncapped players have earned a place in Rassie Erasmus’ 46-man Springbok squad for the inaugural Nations Championship. Embrose Papier and Herchel Jantjies also return as the Boks gear up for England, Scotland, Wales and Argentina.
Mzwandile Stick has backed teenage flyhalf Yaqeen Ahmed after his red card in SA A’s 40-0 victory over Zimbabwe. The 19-year-old dazzled with a try and three conversions before his afternoon ended early following a bunker review.
Stick believes the setback will become a valuable lesson as Ahmed prepares for the Junior World Championship.
The Springboks lit up Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium with 12 tries in an 80-31 victory over the Barbarians, but Siya Kolisi believes the biggest win was the emergence of new talent. With several debutants impressing and SA A also shining, the Bok captain says squad depth remains the key to sustained success
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