The membership of the South African Rugby Union (SARU) will be given the opportunity to determine the sport’s commercial future later this month. A Special General Council (SGC) meeting of the 14 full member unions has been scheduled for Thursday, 17 October, at which a formal offer is planned to be presented for consideration. If

Springbok fullback Aphelele Fassi said players such as Eben Etzebeth, Siya Kolisi and Pieter-Steph du Toit, along with several other seniors in the Bok squad, inspired him immensely to further his international career after becoming a regular feature in the squad this season. Etzebeth became the most capped Springbok of all time on Saturday when

Eben Etzebeth, winning a Springbok record 128th cap, thanked his teammates for an “unbelievable performance” as his team clinched the Rugby Championship with a joyous 48-7 victory over Argentina at a heaving Mbombela Stadium in Nelspruit on Saturday. A crowd of 43 578 celebrated as the Springbok scored seven tries to claim the southern hemisphere crown for

Dominant Springboks were able to clinch the Rugby Championship title in fine style with seven tries to win 48-7 against Argentina at a fully-packed Mbombela Stadium in Nelspruit in the final round of this year’s Rugby Championship on Saturday. With that win, the Springboks claimed the Rugby Championship title for the first time since 2019.

Springbok captain Siya Kolisi said the team would play for Eben Etzebeth – who will become the most capped Springbok of all time with 128 Tests – and to make the entire country proud when they line up against Argentina in Nelspruit on Saturday (17:00). The Boks hope to clinch the Rugby Championship title which

Springbok coach Rassie Erasmus released three players, Ben-Jason Dixon, Johan Grobbelaar, and Canan Moodie, to their local franchises, before the Rugby Championship decider between South Africa and Argentina at the Mbombela Stadium in Nelspruit on Saturday. The Boks will have Thursday off to rest and gear up mentally for the match, where the 2024 champions

Springbok hooker Malcolm Marx anticipated a massive battle against Argentina in Saturday’s Rugby Championship finale at the Mbombela Stadium in Nelspruit (17:00) where both teams will be vying for the title, but he said they were ready for the challenge. The Boks suffered a heart-breaking 29-28 defeat against the Pumas in Santiago del Estero last

Springbok hooker Bongi Mbonambi has backed his teammate Manie Libbok to bounce back from his last-gasp penalty miss which cost the Boks a 29-28 defeat against Argentina in round five of the Rugby Championship at the Estadio Unico Madre de Ciudades over the past weekend.  Libbok came on in the second at the place of

Eben Etzebeth will set the record as the most capped Springbok of all time on in Nelspruit Saturday when he runs out at lock against Argentina, while Jaden Hendrikse and Manie Libbok are paired as starting halfbacks for the first time in the title-deciding match of the Rugby Championship at the Mbombela Stadium (17:00). The