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Ruan Pienaar has taken his Bok chances with both hands and will hope to stake a claim for the number nine jersey for an extended period.

Ruan Pienaar hopes to claim Bok number nine jersey

Ruan Pienaar has taken his Bok chances with both hands and will hope to stake a claim for the number nine jersey for an extended period.

Tough pool game will prepare us: Muller

Springbok lock Johann Muller says their three world cup pool matches may be the best possible preparation for the team ahead of the knockout stages.

Ulster-bound Pienaar agrees Sharks release

South Africa scrumhalf Ruan Pienaar has agreed his release from the Sharks and will join Ulster at the start of September.

Boks make four changes for Australia clash

Boks make four changes for Australia clash

South Africa have made four changes to their starting XV to face Australia as they try to get their Tri-Nations campaign back on track.

Steyn replaces injured Pienaar in Bok team

South Africa have made one enforced change for the second Tri-Nations Test against New Zealand, with flyhalf Morne Steyn replacing Ruan Pienaar.

Pienaar, De Villiers expected to be fit for Boks

Ruan Pienaar and Jean de Villiers should be back for SA’s Tri-Nations match against New Zealand on Saturday after injury scares.

Super 14 romance blooms

Although the Super 14 begins for most teams this year on Valentine’s Day, it can be assumed that there will be a minimum of love lost.

Who will don the green and gold?

The Springbok selectors are spoilt for choice, writes Andy Capostagno.

Boks omitted to give them game time

The three top players released from the Springbok squad for Saturday’s Test against Argentina were left out so they could get valuable playing time.

De Villiers shows his hand

JP Pietersen’s lack of form in the Super 14 season has cost him a place in the Springbok squad that was named in Somerset West on Wednesday. The Sharks’ World Cup-winning wing…

Super 14: New year, new ball game

The new Super 14 season, which begins on Friday, could help determine whether South Africa’s dominance of world rugby was a one-year wonder. South Africa provided both teams in…

Jake White bows out with victory

Jake White’s final Test as South Africa coach ended with a win as the world champions beat Wales 34-12 at the Millennium Stadium in Cardiff on Saturday. JP Pietersen was in…

Fourie du Preez becomes latest Bok casualty

Springbok scrumhalf Fourie du Preez has become the latest player to withdraw from the national squad ahead of Saturday’s one-off Test against Wales in Cardiff. This was confirmed…