Lood: Season hinges on Cardiff result
Lood de Jager believes the result against Wales will determine whether the Springboks’ 2017 season is remembered as a success or as a failure. JON CARDINELLI in Cardiff reports.
Watch: Springbok press conference
What Allister Coetzee, Lood de Jager and Warrick Gelant had to say after Thursday’s team announcement. VIDEO: Coach Allister Coetzee says Warrick Gelant will lend the @Springboks some X factor against Wales. #SARonTour pic.twitter.com/zVwiAOTqXY — SA Rugby magazine (@SARugbymag) November 30, 2017 VIDEO: @Springboks coach Allister Coetzee on the back-row balance and his forward management plan for the second half… Read more →
Coetzee banks on Gelant’s X factor
Beleaguered Springbok coach Allister Coetzee says he’s selected the current team with the match against Wales as well as the 2019 World Cup in mind. JON CARDINELLI in Cardiff reports. Coetzee’s days as head coach are numbered. It may not matter whether the Boks win or lose at the Millennium Stadium this Saturday. Coetzee, who has presided over 11 wins… Read more →
13 Springbok facts and stats
For Saturday’s Test against Wales at the Millennium Stadium in Cardiff. – The total number of Test caps in the Springbok starting lineup is 289. There are 89 caps in the backline with 200 caps among the forwards, and a further 99 caps on the bench. – The average caps per player in the backline are 13, the forwards 25,… Read more →
Gelant, Du Preez start for Boks
Warrick Gelant and Dan du Preez will both make a first Test start for the Springboks in Saturday’s clash against Wales in Cardiff. After making a positive impression in his Bok debut off the bench last weekend, Gelant has been rewarded with a starting berth as he replaces Courtnall Skosan on the left wing. ‘Warrick is an elusive runner, he… Read more →
Parkes to front Boks
Former Kings centre Hadleigh Parkes will make his Test debut for Wales against the Springboks at the Millennium Stadium in Cardiff on Saturday.
Superbru: Boks or Wales?
Before you make your Superbru picks for this weekend’s Test match and Pro14 games, take a look at the SA Rugby magazine team’s predictions.
Boks caught in two minds
Warrick Gelant looks set to start, but the make-up of the Springbok back row and indeed the approach for the clash against Wales appear less clear, writes JON CARDINELLI in Cardiff.
‘Bok challenge murderous’
What the Welsh newspapers are saying on Thursday about the Test against the Springboks.
‘Parkes inclusion a big bonus’
What the Welsh newspapers are saying on Wednesday about the Test against the Springboks.
