Super Rugby: Selection of memories
In the first part of a segment from the latest SA Rugby magazine, WADE PRETORIUS looks back at a selection of iconic moments from the competition’s 25-year history.
Watch: Du Preez brothers get creative
Check out the England-based Du Preez brothers showing off their passing skills in rather novel fashion in a video shared by the Sale Sharks.
How Rassie’s Boks achieved the impossible
The Springboks were in a shambles and ranked a lowly seventh in the World Rugby rankings in September 2018. Just over a year later, Siya Kolisi lifted the World Cup in Yokohama, as the Boks were once again crowned the best in the world.
Rewind: Boks vs Wallabies at Loftus
The Springboks are scheduled to face the Wallabies at Loftus Versfeld in September this year. Take a look back at the recent Test matches between the two sides in Pretoria.
SA Rugby mag’s daily quiz (Question 7)
You have 10 minutes to list as many of the most capped players in the history of Springbok rugby. Can you name them all?
Jake: Players may want to return to SA now
Newly appointed Vodacom Bulls director of rugby Jake White says these extraordinary times could present an opportunity for overseas-based players to return to South Africa permanently.
Normal will never be quite like we knew it – Jannie
Veteran prop Jannie du Plessis, who is a qualified medical doctor, believes nothing will be the same again after the global coronavirus health crisis.
Rewind: Boks vs All Blacks (2000 Tri-Nations)
The Springboks ended a four-match losing streak with a memorable 46-40 victory over the All Blacks in the 2000 Tri-Nations tournament, scoring six tries in an action-packed spectacle at Ellis Park.
Watch: Habana’s brace vs All Blacks (2013)
The 2013 Rugby Championship Test between the Springboks and All Blacks at Ellis Park will go down as one of the best in the modern era. Despite the Boks losing 38-27, Bryan Habana scored two sensational tries in as many minutes, which were brilliantly set up by Duane Vermeulen and Francois Louw.
Rugby trio fighting Covid-19 on the frontline
French referee Thomas Charabas, Italian Test player Maxime Mbanda and Springbok Women’s vice-captain Zinhle Ndawonde have described life on the frontline in the fight against the global coronavirus pandemic.
