The weekend on social media

The SA Rugby magazine team rounds up what the rugby community shared on social media this past weekend.

Expect the unexpected in Japan

The threat of typhoons and searing heat as well as the fluctuating form of the top teams could make for a frantic and largely unpredictable run into the World Cup playoffs, writes JON CARDINELLI.

Watch: Bench players back Boks

Check out how animated the Springbok substitutes were as they threw their support behind the team from the sidelines in Friday’s World Cup warm-up game against Japan.

‘Boks have developed an edge’

What NICK MALLETT had to say on SuperSport about the Springboks’ 41-7 win over Japan on Friday.

Smith ecstatic with Currie Cup triumph

Outgoing coach Franco Smith has expressed his delight after the Cheetahs survived a strong fightback from the Golden Lions to clinch a riveting 31-28 win in the Currie Cup final in Bloemfontein on Saturday.

Three key points from past weekend

SA Rugby magazine identifies some of the good, the bad and the ugly to take away from the Boks’ final warm-up game before the World Cup.

Chester helped us to dream

Chester Williams not only revolutionised wing play in South Africa, but also inspired black kids to rise above their circumstances, writes JOHN GOLIATH.

Bulls crowned U21 champions

The Vodacom Blue Bulls overturned a 17-point deficit to beat Western Province 33-27 and claim the U21 Championship title in Bloemfontein on Saturday.

How natural hazards will affect RWC

With a typhoon set to hit Tokyo on Sunday, here’s a look at the rules that will be followed if World Cup games are affected by hazardous weather conditions in Japan.

Nyakane injury not serious

Springbok prop Trevor Nyakane will be fine to play in the World Cup after coming off injured in the warm-up win against Japan on Friday.