New Zealand handed out a harsh lesson to Argentina last week and in the process won the inaugural Rugby Championship with a match to spare.
Springbok coach Heyneke Meyer’s decision to drop Morne Steyn from the national side was long overdue and may herald a bold new era for the team.
Springbok coach Heyneke Meyer says it was a difficult decision to drop flyhalf Morne Steyn for their Rugby Championship match against Australia.
Bok coach Heyneke Meyer was left to sweat over his team selection for Saturday’s game against Australia with a number of players nursing injuries.
Heyneke Meyer has named three flyhalves and a trio of fullbacks in an expanded 30-man squad for two home Tests against Australia and New Zealand.
Several changes could be made to produce a team equal to the All Blacks, but Springbok coach Heyneke Meyer remains blinkered.
Former Springbok coach Peter de Villiers says by making the national team too white, black South Africans were being alienated from the sport.
Springbok utility back Patrick Lambie’s unavailability for Currie Cup duty this week has left Sharks coach John Plumtree a frustrated man.
South Africa have made two changes to their forward pack for the Rugby Championship Test against New Zealand on Saturday.
Australia overcame a slow start to ease some pressure on coach Robbie Deans with a 26-19 win over South Africa in their Rugby Championship Test.
Bok captain Jean de Villiers says the team have to implement the changes they made this week if they want to beat Australia on Saturday.
South African coach Heyneke Meyer says his team are underdogs as they bid to end a losing streak against Australia on Saturday.
South Africa coach Heyneke Meyer says he has serious back row problems to solve before a Rugby Championship third-round clash in Australia next month.
Argentina stood on the brink of a remarkable first victory over SA on Saturday before the Springboks rallied to snatch a 16-16 draw.
It is just 16 years since South Africa first played in Mendoza, but the rugby landscape has changed fundamentally since then.
Springbok coach Heyneke Meyer says Argentina’s defence withheld his side from landing a decisive knockout blow in their Rugby Championship match.
South Africa have defeated debutants Argentina 27-6 at Newlands in Cape Town in their Rugby Championship first round match.
The Springbok selectors have included five uncapped players in a 30-man Springbok squad for the inaugural Rugby Championship.
Size matters to Heyneke Meyer, and the Springbok coach is unlikely to change his gameplan any time soon, writes Andy Capostagno.
England’s inbound tour to South Africa drew to a uninspiring close as the teams drew their third and final test 14-14 in Port Elizabeth.
Springbok coach Heyneke Meyer has made it perfectly clear that the third and final Test against England will be anything but a dead rubber.
The new Springbok coach is the ultimate winner of South Africa’s series victory against England, writes
Andy Capostagno.
JP Pietersen was named man-of-the-match as South Africa sealed the series against England with a closely fought 36-27 victory in Johannesburg.
Captain Jean de Villiers says the Boks’ victory over England last week is the first step in the process of being unbeatable on South African soil.
Having banished the rust and gained a new fullback, the rejuvenated Springbok team will be formidable, writes Andy Capostagno.
Rugby fans without DStv won’t be able to watch the upcoming Tests between the Boks and England, but the SABC says it will air the matches on radio.
Heyneke Meyer says the Springboks have not come close to their potential and expects an improvement in the second Test against England on Saturday.
According to the high standards of Springbok pivot Morne Steyn, his place kicking was under-par in the team’s first Test against England.
The Springboks’ victory over England last weekend was the first step towards national coach Heyneke Meyer’s plan of world dominance.
The Springboks’ coach Heyneke Meyer might have to tinker with his team ahead of the crucial second Test against England at the weekend.
Springbok coach Heyneke Meyer didn’t have the best first half but he was pleased with the second half as he began a new era in South African rugby.
Newly appointed captain Jean de Villiers led from the front to help the Springboks to a 22-17 victory over England in Durban.