South Africa

Kane Hames named in All Blacks line-up for Springboks clash

New Zealand head coach Steve Hansen has named loosehead prop Kane Hames in the starting line-up for the upcoming Rugby Championship clash against South Africa at QBE Stadium on Saturday.
14 September 2017

South Africa suffer Jaco Kriel blow ahead of clash against All Blacks

South Africa will miss the services of flanker Jaco Kriel for the all-important Rugby Championship clash against New Zealand following a shoulder injury.
12 September 2017

Australia earn hard fought draw against Springboks

South Africa came from 10 points behind and managed to draw the game against Wallabies 23-23 in their Rugby Championship clash at NIB Stadium on Saturday.
9 September 2017

Rugby Rumours: SA Saint, Webb in Top14, Shields up and Fotuali'i's full-house

SA Saint, Webb in Top14, Shields up and Fotuali'i's full-house
7 September 2017

Ross Cronje named in South Africa line-up to face Wallabies

South Africa head coach Allister Coetzee has named scrum-half Ross Cronje and lock Pieter-Steph du Toit in the starting line-up for the upcoming Rugby Championship clash against Australia at NIB Stadium.
7 September 2017

South Africa recall Pollard, Cronje and Leyds for clash against Wallabies

South Africa head coach Allister Coetzee has recalled Handre Pollard, Ross Cronje and Dillyn Leyds in the squad ahead of the Rugby Championship clash against Australia to be played on Saturday at NIB Stadium.
29 August 2017

Lavanini infringements prove costly for Argentina as South Africa seal 23-41 win

Siya Kolisi scored a double while Elton Jantjies contributed with 19 points as South Africa managed to beat Argentina for the second time in the Rugby Championship 2017 tournament with a 23-41 margin at Padre Ernesto Martearena Stadium on Saturday.
27 August 2017

South Africa kick start Rugby Championship 2017 campaign with 37-15 win over Argentina

South Africa came up with a clinical performance at Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium on Saturday to register a 37-15 win over Argentina in the first round of Rugby Championship 2017.
19 August 2017

Agustin Creevy confident of outclassing South Africa

Argentina captain Agustin Creevy expressed confidence on his team's ability to beat South Africa in the upcoming Rugby Championship 2017 clash at Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium on Saturday.
19 August 2017

O’Driscoll welcomes addition of South African teams to Guinness Pro14

Former Lions and Ireland captain, Brian O’Driscoll, has hailed the addition of two South African teams to what was becoming a ‘stale’ Guinness Pro12.
11 August 2017

Six probable contenders to coach British and Irish Lions in 2021

As Warren Gatland completed a successful tour of New Zealand for British and Irish Lions which ended in a 1-1 draw, we take a look on the probable contenders for the 2021 edition when they visit South Africa.
12 July 2017

Youngsters who could tour with Lions in 2021

With the 2017 British and Irish Lions tour in the books and delivering in almost all ways imaginable, hopefully you can forgive us for already casting our eye forward to the 2021 tour of South Africa.
10 July 2017

Recap on only other drawn series involving British and Irish Lions

The 1-1 draw between British and Irish Lions in their recent New Zealand tour is only the second time that they were involved in a tied series with the first coming against South Africa in 1955 when the two teams played a four match series.
9 July 2017

Concussion to keep Pat Lambie out of action for rest of the year

Patrick Lambie is in danger of missing the action for the remainder of the year after reports emerging of the fly-half unable to recover from a concussion.
29 June 2017

South Africa complete series whitewash with 35-12 win over France

A clinical display from South Africa at Ellis Park saw them complete a 35-12 win over France on Saturday as they wrapped up the series 3-0.
25 June 2017

Jantjies stars in South Africa's 37-15 win over France

Elton Jantjies contributed with 19 points as South Africa outplayed France with a 37-15 triumph at Growthpoint Kings Park on Saturday.
18 June 2017

France coach Guy Noves rings eight changes for second South Africa Test

French coach Guy Noves has made eight sweeping changes for second South Africa Test in Durban on Saturday.
15 June 2017

England reach U20 Championship final after hard fought win over South Africa

England skipper Zach Mercer led from the front with the decisive try in the closing stages as the defending champions managed to edge out South Africa by 24-22 in the U20 Championship 2017 semi-final at Mikheil Meskhi Stadium on Tuesday.
14 June 2017

Clinical South Africa complete 37-14 win over France

South Africa came up with a four try performance as they sealed a 37-14 win over France at Loftus Versfeld on Saturday.
11 June 2017

South Africa U20's Zain Davids handed two-match ban

South Africa Under-20 flanker Zain Davids has been handed a two game ban following his red card incident against Georgia in the recently concluded U20 Championship encounter at Avchala Stadium on Sunday.
6 June 2017