Simon Borchardt

Simon Borchardt

Matfield leads Boks into battle

Victor Matfield has been appointed Springbok captain for the June series in the absence of Jean de Villiers.

Triple injury blow for Junior Boks

Three players have been ruled out of South Africa's vital Junior World Championship pool match against New Zealand in Auckland on Friday.

Kings sign Italy scrumhalf

Tobias Botes is one of three new signings for the Kings ahead of their Currie Cup Premier Division campaign.

Wallabies pick new halfback combo

Nic White and Bernard Foley will start at scrumhalf and flyhalf respectively for Australia against France in Brisbane on Saturday.

Steyn would make great quarterback

If Frans Steyn had been born in North Carolina instead of Aliwal North, would he have grown up to be a big-bodied NFL quarterback like Ben Roethlisberger?

Fastest international try ever?

Wales winger Dafydd Howells scores a try after seven seconds of their match against Fiji at the Junior World Championship.

Quiet achiever

Veteran scrumhalf Neil de Kock continues to excel for Saracens, writes PAUL MORGAN.