Sacha Feinberg-Mngomezulu and Elrigh Louw will make their first Test starts for South Africa against the Wallabies in Brisbane on Saturday as the Springboks largely reverted to the squad that shared a two-Test series with Ireland last month for the kick-off of the Rugby Championship at the Suncorp Stadium (6:45). The match-23 feature only three

The Springboks are expecting a fierce onslaught from the Wallabies in their Rugby Championship opener at the Suncorp Stadium in Brisbane on Saturday (6:45) and lock RG Snyman and Grant Williams (scrumhalf) agreed that they would be tested across the board. The Boks arrived in Australia last week Thursday to acclimatise to the time zone

Double Rugby World Cup-winning Springbok stalwart Duane Vermeulen said he is relishing the opportunity to work with the Springboks and the other national teams in his new role as a coach.   Vermeulen was appointed as the role as an SA Rugby Mobi-Unit coach earlier this year after playing his last game of his 76

England referee Luke Pearce will be the man in the middle when the Springboks face Australia next weekend in the first match of the Rugby Championship. The comes after the match officials were announced by World Rugby on Friday. The Springboks will be officiated by six different referees in their Rugby Championship matches in the

Following last week’s Carling Currie Cup victory over the Fidelity ADT Lions, the Hollywoodbets Sharks are in action against the Airlink Pumas in their return leg match this Saturday in Mbombela. The bonus-point win away from home has significantly boosted team confidence, providing extra motivation for this weekend’s encounter. Captain Nick Hatton explained that the

The Springboks touched down in Australia on Thursday in high spirits following an overnight flight from Johannesburg and will have the rest of the day off to recover from the long journey before resuming their on-field preparations on Friday. Springbok coach Rassie Erasmus’ 33-man squad laid a good foundation for the two-Test tour in Johannesburg

Springbok coach Rassie Erasmus said his 33-member squad were beaming with excitement for what he anticipates will be a challenging tour to Australia as they departed Down Under for the Rugby Championship late on Wednesday afternoon. The Boks will launch the 2024 edition of the southern hemisphere series against the Wallabies on successive Saturdays (10

Jan-Hendrik Wessels, who made his Test debut 10 days ago against Portugal in Bloemfontein, said it was a massive honour to be a member of Springbok coach Rassie Erasmus’ 33-man squad for the Rugby Championship and added that he relished every moment of being part of the group. The 23-year-old utility front ranker – Wessels

Springbok coach Rassie Erasmus said the focus at the Johannesburg camp was to get the players back into the swing of things after many of them had a well-deserved 10-day break.   Many key players including captain Siya Kolisi were released from camp before the Test against Portugal in Bloemfontein, and Erasmus stressed the importance