Get your hands on the latest SA Rugby magazine, now on sale, for all you need to know ahead of the three-Test series between the Boks and British & Irish Lions.
Former Springbok captain John Smit reflects on the memorable first Test against the British & Irish Lions in Durban twelve years ago and changing position to accommodate the in-form Bismarck du Plessis at hooker.
In the buildup to the first Test between the Springboks and British & Irish Lions in Cape Town, the SARugbymag.co.za writers select their Springbok match-day 23 that could run out on Saturday.
In the wake of several positive Covid-19 tests in the Springboks’ squad, a New Zealand rugby scribe says “bad karma seems to be lurking around the Springboks” since they withdrew from the 2020 Rugby Championship.
A handful of Springboks, including Sbu Nkosi and Franco Mostert, have shared their thoughts on veteran fullback Willie le Roux.
Schalk Burger has shared his concerns that the Springboks could be going into the Test series against the British & Irish Lions shy of matches and will miss influential No 8 Duane Vermeulen.
Take a look at the squads for Saturday’s match between the Bulls and South Africa A at Cape Town Stadium. Which match-up are you most looking forward to? (more…)
SA Rugby director of rugby Rassie Erasmus has confirmed that Bok star Pieter-Steph du Toit will recover from a midweek head injury and be available for the first Test against the British & Irish Lions.
British & Irish Lions legend Scott Gibbs raved about Rassie Erasmus’s on-field presence as the team’s ‘water boy’ and said it emphasised the brilliant bond between the players and the coach of the 2019 World Cup winners. He was also very impressed by South Africa’s first-half performance and spoke about the importance of returning Lions captain, Alun Wyn Jones.
Hear what man-of-the-match Cheslin Kolbe had to say after South Africa A’s hard-fought victory over the British & Irish Lions at the Cape Town Stadium.
