The Breakdown: A statistical look at round four of the Rugby Championship
As New Zealand once again set the pace, we look at the stats ahead of the latest round of fixtures in the Rugby Championship.
Pollard back at 10 and Kriel to the wing as Rassie names side
Rassie Erasmus has made three changes and positional shift for Saturday’s clash against the All Blacks. Jesse Kriel moves from outside centre to wing... Read more
SARU boss: ‘Rassie is the man to take Boks to World Cup’
South African Rugby Union president Mark Alexander endorsed Rassie Erasmus’s appointment as the coach to take the Springboks to the 2019 World Cup. Erasmus... Read more
All Blacks not underestimating England-beating Boks
New Zealand’s assistant coach Ian Foster has said the world champions are not underestimating the Springboks ahead of their encounter on Saturday. Since last... Read more
Kriel to wing it for Boks?
Outside centre Jesse Kriel is likely to start on the wing for the Springboks in Saturday’s Rugby Championship clash against the All Blacks. According... Read more
“Easier to prepare for All Blacks than Wallabies” says Erasmus
Springbok coach Rassie Erasmus, while saying Saturday is a must win for the side, has stated that it is easier to prepare as underdogs... Read more
“Bigger picture at play” as Boks’ main goal remains transformation
Springbok forwards coach Matt Proudfoot has reiterated that the main priority of the coaches is transformation in the national side. While the Springboks have... Read more
Barrett brothers back Boks for physical contest
All Black brothers Beauden and Scott Barrett, instrumental in last year’s 57-0 thrashing of the Springboks, are under no illusion about the physical contest... Read more
Get results or get fired, acknowledges Rassie
Bok coach and director of rugby Rassie Erasmus is fully aware that if he doesn’t get results with the side, he faces being fired.... Read more
Retallick to miss Springboks clash, Laumape also sidelined
All Blacks duo Brodie Retallick and Ngani Laumape will both be sidelined due to injury.
Erasmus rues Springboks ‘gift’ to Wallabies
South Africa's Rassie Erasmus was frustrated with the way they allowed Australia to score tries while struggling on Saturday.
Wallabies ease pressure on Cheika as Springboks stumble again
Michael Cheika gained some much-needed respite as he watched his Australia side beat South Africa 23-18 in the Rugby Championship.
De Allende and Kriel, SA’s most statistically successful centre pairing in recent years
Juandre Joubert, writing for SportsClub online, lets statistics tell a story when it comes to analysing Damian De Allende and Jesse Kriel as a... Read more
Springboks must break Suncorp’s spell
Juandre Joubert writes for SportsClub online that the Springboks must use Saturday as an opportunity to break the hoodoo of Suncorp stadium. The Springboks... Read more
Stransky urges Boks to”embrace moment and do something special”
1995 World Cup winning flyhallf Joel Stransky presented the Springboks with their Jerseys in Brisbane on Friday, ahead of their test against the Wallabies.... Read more
Six changes as Boks gear up for Wallabies
As predicted earlier in the week, coach Rassie Erasmus has made six changes to the side that lost 32-19 in Mendoza and one positional... Read more