Who can catch the Springboks?
REVIEW: Another set of six thrilling cross-hemisphere clashes concluded the Nations Championship Southern Hemisphere Series at the weekend. All eyes now turn to November when the Northern Hemisphere will host the rival nations in the Northern Series before all roads lead to the finals weekend in London. New Zealand emerged as the biggest threat to […]
How SARU got Luan Giliomee’s red card rescinded
UPDATE: David Wessels, the General Manager of High Performance at the South African Rugby Union, was the man behind the scenes who resulted in Baby Bok fullback Luan Giliomee’s red card being rescinded. *(See video below …) Luan Giliomee faced a disciplinary hearing in Tbilisi, Georgia, this past Thursday, July 16. The committee was chaired […]
Nations Championship Week Three predictions
Round Three is the final Saturday of cross-hemisphere matches of the Southern Series in July and represents the halfway mark in the Nations Championship. The points gained by the teams will combine with those from the three rounds of the Northern Series in November to determine the matches for the Finals Weekend in late November. […]
England calls up a South African
MEDIA RELEASE: England coach Steve Borthwick has named his team to face Fiji in Round Two of the Nations Championship in Liverpool on Saturday. There are two personnel changes to the starting XV which faced South Africa in Johannesburg last weekend, with Henry Slade and Guy Pepper coming into the side. Elsewhere, uncapped trio George […]
The 10 Bok changes that Rassie hopes are winners
Springbok coach Rassie Erasmus stayed true to his objective to give as many players in his squad the opportunity to put up their hands at the highest level this season. He made 10 changes to his starting team for Saturday’s Nations Championship Test against Scotland in Pretoria. In total, 10 of the players in the […]
Tale of the tape: South Africa versus England
The inaugural Nations Championship gets underway this week, bringing together the 12 strongest teams from the Northern and Southern Hemispheres to decide once and for all: Who is the best in the world? South Africa hosts England at Ellis Park on Saturday, July 4, in the opening round. Here is the ‘tale of the tape’ […]
Rassie names predictable team for ‘bruising encounter’ against England
Springbok backs Cheslin Kolbe and Damian Willemse will mark the opening Test of the season against England in the inaugural Nations Championship competition by celebrating their 50th Test caps. This milestone comes eight years after they made their international debuts and will feature in an experienced team named by Springbok coach Rassie Erasmus. The Bok […]
Borthwick shows his England hand, and it includes a South African
England coach Steve Borthwick has named a 36-player squad for the inaugural Nations Championship. The squad, which includes five uncapped players – Noah Caluori, Greg Fisilau, Benhard Janse van Rensburg, George Kloska and Vilikesa Sela – is captained by Jamie George and will train at Pennyhill Park until Wednesday, before departing for South Africa, where […]
Rassie: ‘We ticked most of the boxes’
Springbok coach Rassie Erasmus was content with the foundation laid in the Boks’ first week of training as his charges wrapped up their on-field preparations with their final training session in Johannesburg on Friday. The players will return home to spend time with their families over the weekend and reassemble in Johannesburg on Sunday night […]