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Lions eye fourth consecutive tour win

The British and Irish Lions have set a goal of remaining unbeaten ahead of the first Test against world champions South Africa on June 20

McGeechan looking for improved performance by Lions

The British and Irish Lions will be looking for a marked improvement in their performance when they clash with the Golden Lions on Wednesday.

Sterne wins play-off to capture SA Open

South Africa’s Richard Sterne moved into the world top 50 on Sunday after capturing the South African Open title.

Westwood closes on SA Open title as Els slumps

England’s Lee Westwood shot a third-round 68 on Saturday to go 14 under par for the South African Open and lead by two strokes after three rounds.

Zanotti is surprise leader of SA Open

Little-known Fabrizio Zanotti from Paraguay reeled off nine birdies on his way to the first-round lead in the South African Open on Thursday.

Top local line-up for SA Open

A host of South Africans led by three Major winners stand in the way of a large European contingent when the SA Open tees off on Thursday.

Monty set to make history

SA fullback Percy Montgomery will become the ninth player in history to reach the magical 100-Test mark when he faces New Zealand on Saturday.

Boks shift focus to Tri-Nations

Having enjoyed a winning start to his term as South Africa coach, Peter de Villiers now turns his attention to the Tri-Nations.

Mallet back to face his former team

One of South African rugby’s most successful coaches has returned home to take on the team he coached to 17 consecutive Test wins.

Boks have sights set on Tri-Nations

Springbok coach Peter de Villiers has rolled out the heavy artillery for Saturday’s second Test against Wales.

De Villiers set to recall World Cup heroes

New Springbok coach Peter de Villiers is spoilt for choice ahead of the Springboks’ first Test of the year, against Six Nations champions Wales on June 7 in Bloemfontein. De…

SA teams face huge task to retain Super 14 title

South Africa’s five Super 14 teams will have to produce some of their best rugby yet if they are to retain the title they so famously won, for the first time, last year. After…

Meyer favourite to succeed White

Former Super 14-winning coach Heyneke Meyer is the favourite to succeed World Cup-winning boss Jake White as the new South Africa rugby coach next week. White stepped down as the…

Boks head to France in upbeat mood

Jake White’s Springboks were due to leave for the World Cup in France later on Monday in an upbeat mood in stark contrast to the disastrous build-up to the last edition in…

Stransky puts his money on Boks

Former South African World Cup-winning flyhalf Joel Stransky is backing the three southern-hemisphere powers as well as hosts France to have the biggest impact at this year’s…

Politicians track Boks all the way to France

In a little more than two weeks’ time, the Springboks will set out to win back the World Cup they won in 1995. It was a wonderful day for the new South African rainbow nation,…

World Cup: Boks bank on monster pack

Four years of meticulous planning and building a squad of 30 versatile players is what South Africa coach Jake White will be banking on when the Springboks launch their challenge…

Spies officially out of World Cup

Bulls and Springbok number eight Pierre Spies was on Tuesday officially ruled out of this year’s World Cup in France. The 22-year-old was given the bad news on Tuesday after…

Boks look to get Cup campaign on track

Springbok coach Jake White will get his first opportunity to see his World Cup side in action when South Africa face lowly Namibia in a warm-up match in Cape Town on Wednesday.…

Smit to lead Boks at World Cup

South Africa’s national selectors have stayed true to their word and named a predictable and experienced squad of 30 players to feature at this year’s World Cup tournament.…