Beaumont on Japan ’19: Probably the greatest

The World Cup in Japan has been praised by World Rugby chairman Bill Beaumont as being the ‘most ground-breaking’ for bringing new fans to the sport.

Weekend on social media

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

Scary thought: Boks’ best is yet to come

While Siya Kolisi’s Springboks smashed England to win their third Rugby World Cup crown, they could be even better when the 2023 tournament comes around, writes JOHN GOLIATH.

Watch: Federer congratulates the Boks

Check out what tennis legend Roger Federer had to say to Siya Kolisi and the Springboks following their World Cup triumph.

Springboks, Erasmus named 2019’s best

The Springboks and coach Rassie Erasmus had their 2019 achievements recognised by being named Team and Coach of the Year at the World Rugby Awards on Sunday.

Du Toit crowned king of 2019

Pieter-Steph du Toit had his excellent season recognised as he was named Player of the Year for 2019 at the World Rugby Awards in Tokyo on Sunday.

World champions to tour SA

The 2019 Rugby World Cup-winning Springbok squad are due to arrive back in South Africa on a number of flights from Japan over a two day period between 5 and 6 November.

‘It’s been an emotional 24 hours’

Former World Cup-winning captain Francois Pienaar has highlighted just what it means for the Springboks to have triumphed in Saturday’s final.

Watch: 2019 try of the year

All Blacks scrumhalf TJ Perenara’s try against Namibia was named as the best try of 2019 at the World Rugby Awards in Tokyo on Sunday.

Mapimpi is Boks’ big success story

Makazole Mapimpi, the first South African to score a try in a World Cup final, is the Springboks’ most-improved player over the past two years, writes JON CARDINELLI in Tokyo.