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.
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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.
Tony Brown’s take on Boks bruising Barbarians battle
In most cases, Barbarians games are played with end-of-season flair—like the final strum of a guitar solo at a music festival. But this isn’t the end of the year. This is the start of the Springbok campaign, and for them, it’s all about laying bricks, not throwing biscuits.
Boan Venter’s Big Bok break – A bolter from Bloemfontein as Rassie sharpens his Springbok spear
Like a rumbling freight train emerging from a long, unseen tunnel, Boan Venter has come thundering into the Springbok squad, breaking through the mist of obscurity with the raw power of a loosehead prop who’s…
Fresh blood in Green and Gold – Rassie’s 54-strong Springbok squad brims with uncapped firepower
Springbok coach Rassie Erasmus has revealed his 54-man Springbok squad with the precision of a seasoned general laying out his battle plans. But amid the familiar warhorses of two World Cup winning campaigns stand nine…
Rassie left with selection posers after big Bok win
“I was happy with everything other than discipline – a red card and two yellows is not going to win you World Cups,” said Erasmus.
Boks determined to build momentum against Portugal
They like to move the ball around a lot and their head coach [Simon Mannix] has a New Zealand background, which says a lot about the way they want to play, so it will be important to keep them at bay, to dominate on attack and defence, and deny them momentum. We want to play the match on our terms.”
Rassie sticks with same team for second Ireland Test
Springbok coach Rassie Erasmus named the most experienced team in Springbok history when he retained the same 23-man matchday squad to the one which defeated Ireland 27-20 in their opening Castle Lager Incoming Series match…
Biggest test since Rugby World Cup final for Boks against Ireland at Loftus Versfeld
Springbok captain Siya Kolisi was thrilled to be back on South African shores for what marks their biggest Test since their triumphant Rugby World Cup campaign in France last year. The Boks lost to Ireland…