Brits to provide surprise positional cover

Bok coach Rassie Erasmus is considering utilising hooker Schalk Brits as an option at No 8 if the need to rest other loose-forwards arises during the pool stage at the World Cup.

Watch: Springboks send-off to Japan

Check out SARugbymag.co.za‘s wrap of the Boks’ World Cup departure media conference and festive event at OR Tambo International Airport.

Five Boks who failed drug tests

Following Aphiwe Dyantyi’s failed drug test, JOHN GOLIATH looks at five other prominent Springboks who also tested positive for banned substances.

‘I was under a lot of pressure’

Springbok captain Siya Kolisi has hinted that he was worried about proving his fitness in time to make the World cup squad.

Watch: Kolisi’s inspiring story

Take a look at the SuperSport video documenting Siya Kolisi’s remarkable journey to the Springbok captaincy.

Complex road ahead for Dyantyi

Sports scientist, Dr Ross Tucker, provides insight into the nature of Aphiwe Dyantyi’s B-sample returning an adverse finding.

Dyantyi doping: What was discovered

SARugbymag.co.za looks at the three banned substances that Springbok wing Aphiwe Dyantyi tested positive for, and which could see him face a ban for as many as four years.

Part 2: ‘Four contenders for World Cup’

The Money Man and Head of IOL Sport, Mark Keohane, discuss which country has the best chance to hoist the William Webb Ellis trophy on 2 November in Japan.

Watch: Springbok press conference

Springbok coach Rassie Erasmus and captain Siya Kolisi chatted to the media one last time before the squad travels to Japan for the 2019 Rugby World Cup.

What next for Dyantyi?

Bok wing Aphiwe Dyantyi has a number of options to consider following confirmation that his B-sample had tested positive for banned substances.