Springbok coach Rassie Erasmus says building personal bonds with players can cloud judgement, which is why he is more interested in makes his players perform on the field. The post Rassie: I’m looking for performance, not personality appeared first on SA Rugby magazine.
Let's relive Bryan Habana and Breyton Paulse’s scoring prowess – and Bakkies Botha’s ‘goal-kicking’ – as the Springboks and Barbarians gear up for a historic clash in Mzansi. The post Watch: Bok flyers soar, Bakkies shanks it for Baa Baas appeared first on SA Rugby magazine.
On 27 June in 2009, Morne Steyn stepped up and slotted an overtime winner for the Springboks against the British & Irish Lions at Loftus Versfeld. The post On this day: Steyn boots Boks to Lions series win appeared first on SA Rugby magazine.
Siya Kolisi remains Rassie Erasmus’ first-choice Springbok skipper, but the head coach is looking at “young blood” to potentially succeed the two-time World Cup winner. The post Rassie hints at captaincy change appeared first on SA Rugby magazine.
Our Nations pod team discuss the Lions side to face the Western Force.
A number of All Blacks players will also feature in the one-off match.
Western Province have confirmed skills guru Labeeb Levy as head coach of the Cape side for the 2025 Currie Cup campaign. The post Levy to lead new-look WP coaching team appeared first on SA Rugby magazine.
Lock Ruben van Heerden and fellow South African David Ribbans start in the engine room of a Peter O’Mahony-led Barbarians side against the Springboks on Saturday. The post Saffas locked in to battle Boks for Baa Baas appeared first on SA Rugby magazine.
Rassie Erasmus has challenged the uber-talented Sacha Feinberg-Mngomezulu to bring composure to his starting role for the Springboks against the Barbarians on Saturday. The post Sacha: Too much hype, not enough balance? appeared first on SA Rugby magazine.
Head coach Simon Cron names six current Wallabies in the Force starting XV to face the British & Irish Lions, but veteran Kurtley Beale is ruled out with a hamstring injury. The post Beale blow for White-led Force appeared first on SA Rugby magazine.
Veteran Wallaby has four weeks to recover from hamstring injury Players eager to honour heritage, share culture and show off elite talent Former Wallabies playmaker Kurtley Beale has been selected to lead the First Nations & Pasifika XV, which will debut against the British & Irish Lions in Melbourne in a new fixture hoped to become a rugby union tradition. Beale, a Darug man with Kamilaroi ancestry, is set to take the field alongside Rob Leota of Samoan and New Zealand descent, Fiji-born Reds backrower Seru Uru, Waratahs flanker Charlie Gamble, who has Tongan background, and Brumbies winger Andy Muirhead, a proud Barunggam man. Continue reading...
The All Blacks have been dealt a major blow ahead of the France Test series. The post All Blacks thumper out for season? appeared first on SA Rugby magazine.
Sacha Feinberg-Mngomezulu and Morne van den Berg could be an exciting new halfback pairing for the Springboks.
Springbok coach Rassie Erasmus has compared Morne van den Berg to a World Cup-winning All Blacks scrumhalf. The post Rassie likens Bok No 9 to All Blacks legend appeared first on SA Rugby magazine.
A New Zealand provincial rugby union has suspended all matches for a week because of continued abuse of officials, including a threat to stab a referee. The post Ref abuse, stabbing threat halts NZ rugby appeared first on SA Rugby magazine.
