Category: RUGBY
Bok veteran to call it quits?
A Vodacom Bulls and Springbok backline stalwart is considering hanging up his boots. Johan Goosen, a one-time schoolboy prodigy who earned 13 Test caps between 2012 and 2016, has had
Read MoreOosthuizen expects SVNS ‘dog fight’
Blitzboks forward Ryan Oosthuizen says every match in this season’s revamped SVNS Series will carry “the intensity of a final”. The 2025-26 SVNS season kicks off in Dubai this weekend
Read MoreSix Boks in World Rugby Dream Team
Six Springboks have been included in a star-studded 2025 World Rugby Dream Team – the strongest representation of any nation. In a year in which the Boks have won 11
Read MoreYou could see Bok success coming
Phil Vickery says the strength of the South African schoolboy rugby system is the bedrock for the long-term success of the Springboks. Speaking on the Stick To Rugby podcast, the
Read MoreSA duo back as Munster brace for Stormers in Limerick
Munster are set to welcome back some South African speed and muscle as they prepare for Saturday’s top-of-the-table clash against the Stormers at Thomond Park. Winger Thaakir Abrahams and lock
Read More‘I’ve never seen a scrum like that’
Former Ireland loose forward Alan Quinlan says the Springboks “went for blood” in Dublin. The Boks won six scrum penalties – including one that led to a penalty try –
Read MoreAckers factor adds spice to Jukskei derby
There’s an extra layer of intrigue to Saturday’s Vodacom URC clash between the Bulls and Lions at Loftus Versfeld, and it comes in the form of Johan Ackermann. The Bulls
Read MoreBoks’ biggest critic hails ‘genius’ Rassie
Australian pundit Matt Williams has praised Rassie Erasmus for a bold tactical move that helped the Springboks overpower Ireland in Dublin. A long-time critic of the Boks’ forward-heavy approach and
Read MoreAlleged dodgy coach nabbed for contracts scam
A part-time academy coach in Pretoria has been accused of running an elaborate scam that allegedly conned the parents of more than 20 young rugby players out of an estimated
Read MoreStormers ready for Thomond Park fire
Flyhalf Jurie Matthee says the Stormers are embracing the scale of Saturday’s showdown against Munster. He says the unbeaten Capetonians see the Limerick cauldron as another opportunity to underline their
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