After a two-year absence, second row player Bakkies Botha has returned to play with the national team against Scotland.
The Springboks continued their dominance over Wales on Saturday with a 24-15 victory in Cardiff.
Sporting authorities have reintroduced racial quotas for SA’s teams in a bid to encourage more black sportspeople to emerge through the ranks.
The Sharks won the 2013 Currie Cup after a clash with Western Province at Newlands on Saturday afternoon.
WP and the Sharks have delivered the dream final for Currie Cup organisers, who appear only interested in short-term gain, writes Andy Capostagno.
A knockout at this stage, which cannot be ruled out, would force a rethink of the structure of the competition — again.
New Zealand’s superiority showed yet again despite the best efforts of South Africa in the decisive game in the Rugby Championship.
Gone are the good old days when the referee was king and the scoreboard was all that counted.
Springbok Flip van der Merwe has been cited for alleged foul play during the match between South Africa and Australia on Saturday.
Wing Ben Smith scored two tries — his second worth a bonus point — against Argentina on Saturday.
South Africa achieved a bitter-sweet 28-8 Rugby Championship victory over Australia on Saturday at Newlands in Cape Town.
Discipline dilemmas, a bruising in Brisbane and Fourie du Preez back for the Springboks spells humiliation for the Australian rugby team at Newlands.
With all the changes under new director of rugby Brendan Venter, Sharks’s coach Brad Macleod-Henderson is pleased with the team’s rotation policy.
There is nothing wrong with using technology
to help officials to make decisions — it is the
human at the controls who is the problem.
Springbok flyhalf Elton Jantjies and lock Franco van der Merwe have signed new two-year contracts with the Lions Super Rugby team.
The upcoming Rugby World Cup in England will bring in about 60% more than the 2011 tournament in New Zealand, says the International Rugby Board.
The red card against Springbok Bismarck du Plessis in Saturday’s rugby test between South Africa and New Zealand has been removed from his record.
The IRB said the first yellow card given to Springbok Bismarck du Plessis in the 17th minute of the match against the All Blacks was "incorrect".
Blood was spilled and both teams had players sent from the field yet New Zealand’s 29-15 victory over SA was based around a simple principle.
Tries from Kieran Read helped New Zealand grab victory over South Africa, who had Bismarck du Plessis sent off for two contentious yellow cards.
South Africa will face New Zealand at Eden Park as a team determined to end 76 years of hurt.
The Springboks are prepared for what they call the "ultimate challenge" against the All Blacks after their historic win over Australia.
If history is the best guide, South Africa’s nine-match victory streak will end in Australia on Saturday.
South Africa faced a defeat before two late second half penalties from Morne Steyn gave them a 22-17 win over an improved Argentina on Saturday.
Heyneke Meyer’s men need to keep the momentum going when they meet The Pumas for a test match in Mendoza Argentina on Saturday.
Free State Cheetahs coach Naka Drotske has included Springbok prop Trevor Nyakane for the team’s first Currie Cup home game against the Sharks.
Rugby’s new scrum law could simply see the crooked feed replace the collapse as the source of contention.
Cheetahs prop Trevor Nyakane has been dropped for repeated breaches of team protocol as coach Heyneke Meyer announced his squad to Argentina.
Fans adorning both Bafana and Springbok memorabilia have gathered outside FNB Stadium ahead of the inaugural Nelson Mandela Sport and Culture Day.
Sometimes it’s important to stop and take stock of how far we have come. On Saturday the Springboks will play the Pumas in Soweto
The South African Rugby Union will introduce a racial quota system in its domestic competition next year to encourage more black players to emerge.
The Chiefs came from behind to beat the Brumbies 27-22 in the Super 15 final, reinforcing their standing as the southern hemisphere rugby powerhouse.