Springboks (rugby)

As an exhausting year finally winds to a close, it’s only human to grope around for meaning and comfort. In the spirit of salvaging some...

With the Springboks’ miserable season over, now is a good time to sit back and enjoy the feats achieved by the Blitzbokke. At the HSBC Word Sevens...

It is often said that you reap what you sow. This saying couldn’t find a more appropriate home than with the Springboks and their parent body,...

Who knows what Allister Coetzee has been telling the Boks in his team talks this week. But he could do worse than sing them the chorus of the John...

If the history books are a valid guide to the future, Australia cannot win in Pretoria on Saturday. In six goes they have yet to register victory at...

When South African Rugby Union (Saru) president Oregan Hoskins resigned last month, few could have predicted how rapidly things would go pear-shaped....

It didn’t take long for the new dawn to turn into one of those days best forgotten. Five Tests into his tenure, Allister Coetzee has slipped...

There will come a time in the course of the build-up to the next World Cup when Springbok coach Allister Coetzee will wonder how much worse things...

Defeat shines an uncomfortable light, illuminating the areas you hoped no one would notice. After losing to an Irish side that was a player short...

Perhaps it is a good omen that a fresh start for Springbok rugby begins with a tour by Ireland.

It is time to shake the tree from top to bottom because Springbok rugby has been driven into a cul-de-sac. You can blame Japan if you like. In the...

The South African Rugby Union insists that it will wait until its executive meeting in December to either fire or re-hire Heyneke Meyer as Springbok...