Bok coach Peter de Villiers says he had no choice but to include Francois Steyn in the world champions’ midfield for their clash against Wales.
The Springboks have drafted Frans Steyn into the midfield for their Test against Wales at the Millennium Stadium on Saturday.
If Peter de Villiers truly has the ability to lead the Boks successfully in New Zealand 10 months hence, now is the time to prove it.
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/ 31 October 2010
Sharks coach John Plumtree said the 54 000 spectators at the Absa stadium played a huge part in his team securing a 30-10 victory.
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/ 30 October 2010
Sharks young flyhalf Patrick Lambie scored 25 points in a 30-10 triumph over Western Province on Saturday in the Currie Cup final.
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/ 27 October 2010
Western Province opted for the tried and tested when they named their side to play against the Sharks in Saturday’s Currie Cup final in Durban.
Golden Lions coach John Mitchell, who was stabbed during a robbery on the weekend, returned to work on Monday after treatment for minor injuries.
Robert Gumede returned to Ellis Park stadium this week to announce he was the first black shareholder in a major South African rugby team.
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/ 17 September 2010
Young flyhalf Elton Jantjies has been instrumental in the Lions’ Currie Cup comeback.
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/ 2 September 2010
The Western Force have released coach John Mitchell from the final year of his contract and he will join the Lions on a three-year contract.
The All Blacks ripped apart the Wallabies 49-28 to take control of this year’s Tri-Nations series at the Docklands stadium on Saturday.
Jon Smit said it is up to the Springboks to turn around their poor start to their Tri-Nations defence after their third straight defeat on the road.
Australia left South Africa’s Tri-Nations title defence in tatters with a 30-13 win over the ill-disciplined Springboks on Saturday.
Seemingly rudderless, definitely sponsor-less
and unfortunately Du Preez-less, the Springbok camp needs to do something.
Anger management classes are a ‘good idea’ for banned Springbok lock Bakkies Botha, says coach.
South Africa lock Bakkies Botha will face a judicial hearing on Sunday after he headbutted All Blacks scrumhalf Jimmy Cowan.
Flyhalf Morne Steyn scored 26 points, including two tries, as world champions South Africa beat Italy 55-11 at the Buffalo City Stadium on Saturday.
World champions South Africa defeated Italy 29-13 despite a disjointed and lethargic performance at the Puma Stadium in Witbank on Saturday.
Victor Matfield will captain a South Africa team that contains six changes for the first of two Tests against Italy in Witbank Saturday.
The rude health of South African rugby will be tested to the full at Newlands on Saturday.
World Cup champions South Africa have made six changes from the team that beat Wales 34-31 last Saturday.
Two South African teams in the Super 14 final and some enlightened decisions from the authorities have given fans reasons to celebrate.
The ANC has lauded the holding of rugby’s Super 14 final in Soweto this weekend, saying on Thursday such events had potential for nation-building.
Archbishop Desmond Tutu applauded the decision to move a Super 14 rugby semifinal to Soweto, local media reported on Friday.
The Crusaders and Waratahs will be doing their utmost to change, it but it should be the Stormers and Bulls heading to Soweto for the Super 14 final.
The Waratahs stormed into the Super 14 semifinals with an emphatic 32-16 win over the Hurricanes in Sydney on Friday.
New Zealand and South Africa’s rugby unions made apologies on Friday for excluding Maori and black players from their teams during the apartheid era.
The Bulls will play their Super 14 semifinal in Soweto, a scenario no one would have predicted six years ago, writes <strong>Andy Capostagno</strong>
The calculators are packed away and bonus points meaningless as the Super 14 comes down to a South African derby and a couple of Trans-Tasman clashes.
The moment to shine has finally arrived for the Stormers, writes <b>Andy Capostagno</b>.
Bulls flyhalf Morne Steyn is still one score away from becoming South Africa’s all-time leading points’ scorer in Super Rugby.
The rejuvenated Reds face a stern test of their playoff credentials when they take on defending Super 14 champions the Bulls in Brisbane on Saturday.