Springboks hooker Marx to miss Wales and England Tests
Springboks hooker Malcolm Marx has been ruled out for six weeks due to a hamstring tear, which does not require surgery.
Who will start at hooker for the Boks in Marx’s absence?
Malcolm Marx may only be available for the last test against England in June after suffering a high grade hamstring tear, but what does this... Read more
Hill and Jenkins named co-captains for Wales tour
Alun Wyn Jones has been rested for Wales' tour next month, with Cory Hill and Ellis Jenkins named as co-captains.
Expect to see Willie and Faf in the Springbok mix come June
Rassie Erasmus has made it clear that he sees value in certain overseas- based players, namely Faf De Klerk and Willie Le Roux, among... Read more
Wilco Louw’s Big Bok statement
It was supposed to be the match in which Trevor Nyakane won the right to wear the Springbok No 3 jersey in June, but... Read more
Trevor Nyakane must dominate Newlands
In my column for sport24 I’ve written that Saturday’s clash at Newlands will be more centred around Springbok contention than Super Rugby aspirations when the Stormers face... Read more
Kriel to join Ackermann at Gloucester
Lions’ star flanker but injury-plagued Jaco Kriel, will be leaving for Gloucester who are coached by former Lions coach Johan Ackermann. Kriel, who has... Read more
Kolisi needs to step it up
A month ago I motivated in a column that Rassie Erasmus’s Springbok captain in June should be Siya Kolisi, but his form in the... Read more
Midfield solution could be to play Am and Kriel in same team
Gavin Rich, for Business Day Sport Warren Whiteley is still on the injured list and so is the other captain from last year, Eben... Read more
Bryan Habana announces retirement from all rugby
Springbok legend Bryan Habana has announced that he will be retiring from all rugby at the end of the current season, at age 34.... Read more
Nkosi the only similarity in Keo and Dalton’s respective backlines
Earlier in the week Keo and James Dalton got together for the 5th instalment of Biting The Bullet to chat Springbok selections, ahead of... Read more
RG Snyman deserves Springbok call up
I wrote in my Sport24 column that Bulls lock RG Snyman needs to be a definite in the Bok side come June, and I’ve named... Read more
Biting The Bullet Episode 5 – Springbok selections
Warren Whiteley is Bullet’s Springbok captain, Keo has gone with Bulls youngster RG Snyman as his “bolter” for the upcoming June series against England... Read more
Record try-scoring Lions’s Swys de Bruin gets Bok ‘attack’ coaching job
Springbok coach Rassie Erasmus will invest in the skills and mind of Lions coach Swys de Bruin for the four June internationals against Wales... Read more
Proudfoot returns to former role with Springboks
After Pieter de Villiers stood down due to family commitments, Matt Proudfoot has returned to his old role with South Africa.
Springbok recall for Faf De Klerk?
I wrote in my sport24 column that the Springboks have the quality to succeed in 2018 and appear to have all bases covered, aside... Read more
