Junior Bok team tweaked for crucial pool battle with Wales
Junior Springbok coach Kevin Foote has made six changes to the starting XV and two more on the bench for Tuesday’s crucial Junior World Championship Pool A clash against Wales in Tbilisi. The match at the Avchala Stadium kicks off at 16.00 (SA time). Four of the changes to the run-on side that defeated Georgia […]
Heyneke Meyer’s Eagles fly too high for the chasing pack
The SWD Eagles underlined their semifinal credentials in the penultimate round of First Division league action with a commanding 87-17 victory over the Border Bulldogs at Outeniqua Park in George at the weekend, while Eastern Province moved into the top two with one round to go until the play-offs. SWD led 40-5 at half-time of […]
Rassie: ‘We had to be really honest with one another at half-time’
Springbok coach Rassie Erasmus said that the memories of a former defeat at Ellis Park helped power his side to a seven-try to three, 45-21 (half-time 17-14) victory over England in an inaugural Nations Championship match at the same venue on Saturday. Eleven months ago, the Boks surrendered a 22-0 lead over Australia on the […]