SA Rugby awards to roar with Lions?

Ruan Combrinck, Pieter-Steph du Toit, Eben Etzebeth, Jaco Kriel and Warren Whiteley have been named as the nominees for SA Rugby Player of the Year.

Bok trio lift Lions

The Golden Lions have welcomed back Springboks Faf de Klerk, Julian Redelinghuys and Malcolm Marx ahead of their Currie Cup semi-final against the Cheetahs on Saturday.

Boks have no answers

Allister Coetzee admits that the players and coaches ‘will have to take a hard look at themselves’ in the wake of the Springboks’ record 57-15 defeat to the All Blacks at Kings Park, reports JON CARDINELLI in Durban.

Naholo led masterclass

Waisake Naholo starred in a ruthless ball-in-hand performance from the All Blacks that saw a defensively inept Bok side slip to an embarrassing 57-15 defeat on Saturday, according to SARugbymag.co.za’s Opta-powered stats.

Super Sarel soars for Dragons

SARugbymag.co.za looks back at the past weekend’s English Premiership, Celtic Pro12 and French Top 14 matches, involving South African players.