New Zealand continued their long unbeaten run at Eden Park with a controlled and aggressive performance to record a 32-12 victory over SA.
New Zealand are desperate to end a run of three straight defeats to the Springboks, writes <b>Ken Borland</b>.
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.
The Springboks demolished France 42-17 on Saturday but captain John Smit said his team were more than content to stay in the shadow of the World Cup.
The rude health of South African rugby will be tested to the full at Newlands on Saturday.
France have been quietly plotting the downfall of world rugby champions South Africa against the background of the World Cup kicking off on Friday.
Prior to the inaugural 1987 World Cup, European nations crossed the equator in the infrequent expeditions of the amateur rugby union era with understa
World Cup champions South Africa have made six changes from the team that beat Wales 34-31 last Saturday.
Flyhalf Butch James has been included in the Springbok squad for the one-off Test against France in Cape Town on Saturday.
Selectors have been told by the South African Rugby Union not to pick Tendai Mtawarira after the government ruled the Zimbabwean-born prop ineligible.
World champions South Africa edged Wales 34-31 on Saturday with an under-strength side at the Millennium Stadium in Cardiff.
The Springbok team to play Wales this weekend is a mix and match amalgam of overseas-based players, local tyros and a hard core of regulars.
The Springbok squad to face Wales in a one-off Test in Cardiff on Saturday June 5 has been cleared to tour.
The Springbok selectors named a match 22 boasting 531 Test caps on Saturday for the match against Wales in Cardiff on June 5.
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 South African Rugby Union (Saru) confirmed on Thursday that a review of Springbok management performance had been undertaken.
Swimming champion Natalie Du Toit has won the annual Laureus Disability award, Sascoc said on Wednesday.
Wales will play rugby world champions South Africa in a one-off test on June 5 to celebrate the 11th anniversary of the Millennium Stadium.
As we go into the final Super 14 season, Saru breaks from tradition and announces its list of Boks early, writes Andy Capostagno.
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/ 2 February 2010
South Africa will play France in a Test match on June 12 in Cape Town, dispelling doubts over a clash in scheduling with Soccer World Cup.
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/ 2 December 2009
Blue Bulls and Springbok lock Bakkies Botha, is going to be on the sideline for three months following an achilles injury.
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/ 28 November 2009
Six Nations champions Ireland beat World and Tri-Nations champions South Africa 15-10 in a battle of the hemispheres on Saturday.
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/ 26 November 2009
The Springboks have made six changes for their tour-endind showdown against Ireland at Croke Park on Saturday.
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/ 25 November 2009
Declan Kidney’s desire to see Jonathan Sexton play against top opposition led him to omit veteran Ronan O’Gara for Saturday’s Springbok Test.
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/ 24 November 2009
The Springboks have put off naming the team to play Ireland this Saturday because of an injury crisis which forced them to cancel training on Monday.
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/ 21 November 2009
World champions South Africa ended their three-match losing run with a 32-10 victory against error-strewn Italy on Saturday.
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/ 20 November 2009
Italy’s South African coach Nick Mallett has paid tribute to his countryman and Springboks opposite number Peter de Villiers ahead of Saturday’s Test.
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/ 20 November 2009
It’s been a week of contradictions with a president with a machine gun theme song decrying violence in the arts.
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/ 19 November 2009
The Springbok starting XV to face Italy at the Stadio Friuli in Udine on Saturday shows four changes from the team that started against France.
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/ 18 November 2009
South Africa assistant coach Dick Muir lamented his side’s failure to hold on to a lead after the world champions were beaten for a third time.
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/ 16 November 2009
Ras Dumisani had to weather further criticism on Monday over his rendition of the SA anthem, with Cope calling his performance a ”vocal misfire”.