The Springboks ran in a staggering ten tries to demolish Portugal 64-21 in a Test match at Toyota Stadium on Saturday. Winger Makazole Mapimpi was the star of the show with a hat-trick, while Sacha-Feinberg Mngomezulu’s accurate conversions as he slotted all of his five and complemented the dominant display by the World Cup champions.

Lock Salmaan Moerat was still in awe of being named Springbok captain and said while it was a massive privilege for him and his family, it was great to be able to lean on double Rugby World Cup captain Siya Kolisi – who is only a call away – and the more experienced players in

New Minister of Sports, Arts, and Culture Gayton McKenzie says he will fight tooth and nail to ensure that the majority of South Africans do watch national teams on television.   The SABC could not broadcast the Springbok test series against Ireland in the past two weekends because it could not secure the rights.  The

SA Rugby was excited about the prospect of working with the newly appointed minister of Sport, Arts and Culture, Mr Gayton McKenzie, it said following a meeting in Cape Town on Wednesday. Mr Mark Alexander, president of the South African Rugby Union (SARU), hosted the minister at SARU House to explain the organisation’s vision and

Springbok centre Lukhanyo Am is thrilled to make his first start of the season after missing a significant portion of last year due to injury. The World Cup champion will feature for the Boks against Portugal this Saturday at Toyota Stadium. Am, previously regarded as one of the world’s best centers and a World Player

Springbok coach Rassie Erasmus reduced his squad from 41 to 25 players for the Portugal Test after the expanded squad wrapped up their main preparations for the closing match of the Castle Lager Incoming Series. The decision was in line with his intention to give a group of players a well-deserved break before the Boks

Five members of the Springboks’ Rugby World Cup squad – including local heroes Ox Nche and Cobus Reinach – will take the Webb Ellis Cup on its fourth stop of the RWC Trophy Blitz, at Loch Logan Mall in Bloemfontein on Thursday. Nche and Reinach, both of whom finished their schooling in the Free State

The Springboks’ recent loss to Ireland that leveled the series in Durban has resulted in several injury concerns for the upcoming Rugby Championship. Springbok coach Rassie Erasmus confirmed that players like Franco Mostert is out for six months and Pieter-Steph du Toit (who captained the Boks against Wales) will be out for four to six

Lock Salmaan Moerat will be the 66th Springbok captain, leading a squad featuring seven uncapped players in their first-ever Test against Portugal. This historic encounter, the final match of the Castle Lager Incoming Series in Bloemfontein on Saturday, will also be the first refereed by a woman, Scotland’s Hollie Davidson. Moerat, previously captain of SA