Blitzboks’ pool for Olympic Games revealed
The Blitzboks will renew their rivalry with the USA after being handed an intriguing draw in Pool C for the upcoming Olympic Games in Tokyo.
Carr to make return to England
The Bulls have announced that senior loose forward Nizaam Carr will be leaving the team at the end of the season to return to English club Wasps.
Official: Lions tour ON despite SA’s stricter lockdown measures
The government has officially confirmed that the British & Irish Lions tour of South Africa will go ahead as planned, clearing up any confusion that the event was in jeopardy after the country moved to level-four lockdown restrictions this past Sunday.
Top-five fastest players in world rugby right now
Four players who are set to participate in the three-Test series between the Springboks and British & Irish Lions are on a five-man list of the current fastest players in the world.
Erasmus: Covid-19 outbreak not a big worry, won’t affect Lions series
SA Rugby director of rugby Rassie Erasmus does not envisage the three positive Covid-19 cases in the Springbok camp affecting the Lions Test series next month.
Erasmus confident Georgia clash will go ahead
Rassie Erasmus doesn’t feel there is any threat to this Friday’s all-important warm-up match against Georgia despite three players returning positive Covid-19 test results when the team assembled this past weekend.
Mo’unga, Barrett in showdown for No 10 jersey
Flyhalf Richie Mo’unga has opened up about his ongoing, but healthy, rivalry with Beauden Barrett for the All Blacks No 10 jersey.
Duhan van der Merwe: Online criticism motivates me
Duhan van der Merwe has said that criticism on social media only serves to motivate him and that he is ‘buzzing’ to return to South Africa as a Lions player.
Bok squad in self-isolation after positive tests
The Springboks cancelled Sunday’s planned training session in Johannesburg as a precautionary measure when scheduled testing protocols returned three positive COVID-19 test results when the team assembled on Saturday.
On the lighter side: ‘Would you rather?’ with the Springboks
Springbok squad members choose whether they’d prefer to be tackled by Pieter-Steph du Toit every morning or receive an unconventional massage from Frans Malherbe.
