Five uncapped Bok hopefuls
CRAIG LEWIS identifies five uncapped Springbok hopefuls who could be knocking on the national door in 2018.
Jones rejects Bok offer
Highly-rated Munster assistant coach Felix Jones has turned down an offer to join Rassie Erasmus’ backroom staff in South Africa. According to the Irish Independent, Erasmus had lined up Jones to join the Boks as a skills coach, but he ultimately decided to continue as Munster’s backs and attack coach. The former Ireland and Munster fullback was originally recommended for… Read more →
Munster fitness guru to join Boks
Munster’s fitness chief Aled Walters is set to take up a role with Rassie Erasmus as part of the Springbok set-up. Walters, in his sixth season with Munster, joined the Irish team in 2012 as a strength and rehab coach, and has previously worked with the Brumbies in Super Rugby and Taranaki in New Zealand. The Springboks have already recruited… Read more →
Elton keen to nail down RWC spot
Elton Jantjies concedes that consistency throughout the season will be key if he wants to cement his position as first-choice Springbok flyhalf in the lead-up to the 2019 World Cup. In a candid interview with Rapport newspaper, Jantjies admits his performances for the Springboks in 2017 were below par and that he needs to improve his game immediately, in order to… Read more →
Five wishes for 2018
CRAIG LEWIS makes a five-point Christmas wish list of what would make for a more festive 2018 in South African rugby. New Springbok coach and approach SA Rugby will finally deliver its verdict on the future of Allister Coetzee when an annual review is completed in January. It was at the beginning of this year that Coetzee fortunately received his first… Read more →
Coetzee awaits fate
An official announcement on the expected axeing of Allister Coetzee will only be made in the new year. No formal announcement on Coetzee’s future will be made until SA Rugby has followed all the necessary legal labour processes. However, Coetzee is expected to be removed from his post once due procedure has been followed, with SA Rugby having conducted a… Read more →
Players vote Kolisi SA’s best
Springbok flank Siya Kolisi was named SA Players’ Player of the Year at the Players Choice Awards on Tuesday night. Rosko Specman, Warren Whiteley and Makazole Mapimpi were also nominated for the award. Kolisi played 12 Tests for the Boks in 2017, missing just one match when he was on paternity leave. He was the team’s vice-captain and captained the Stormers… Read more →
D-Day looms for Coetzee
Allister Coetzee could learn his fate this week as SA Rugby conducts its review of a 2017 season that yielded just seven wins, writes CRAIG LEWIS. Towards the end of last week, SA Rugby’s executive and general councils met in Cape Town to address a range of subjects, but Coetzee’s position was not on the agenda at that time. However,… Read more →
Boks to play All Blacks at Loftus
The venues for the Springboks’ three home Rugby Championship matches in 2018 have been confirmed. South Africa will host Argentina at Kings Park in their opening match on 18 August, followed by the two away legs (three Tests) between 25 August and 15 September. Upon their return home, they will take on the Wallabies at the Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium… Read more →
Du Toit’s confidence unlocked
Pieter-Steph du Toit is set to play a key role for the Springboks in the lead-up to the 2019 World Cup, writes CRAIG LEWIS.
