Jon Cardinelli

Jon Cardinelli

D-Day for Jantjies

All will be revealed with regard to Elton Jantjies’s injury and the make-up of the Springbok match 23 at the team announcement on Thursday afternoon. JON CARDINELLI reports.

Duane dedicated to Boks

Duane Vermeulen says his country will always come first and he is determined to start the 2016 Test season with a bang. JON CARDINELLI reports.

Lineout giants to rattle Ireland

The Springboks have the lineout personnel to stifle and disrupt the Ireland forwards at Newlands on Saturday. JON CARDINELLI reports.

Lambie is safe bet at 10

Pat Lambie may be the Springboks’ best starting-flyhalf option in the short term given Elton Jantjies’s ongoing battle with a finger injury, writes JON CARDINELLI.

Boks brace for aerial assault

The Springboks remain wary of Ireland’s defence-fracturing kicking game ahead of the first Test at Newlands, reports JON CARDINELLI.

‘Breakdown key to success’

Adriaan Strauss says the Springboks will need to lift their breakdown performance if they are to realise their twin objectives in the series against Ireland. JON CARDINELLI reports.

Strauss must share leadership load

Allister Coetzee’s management of the Springbok leadership group will be crucial to the team’s success in the 2016 Test season, writes JON CARDINELLI.

‘Boks have right personnel’

Springbok attack coach Johann van Graan says the new squad has the skills to switch between an expansive and pragmatic approach, reports JON CARDINELLI in Stellenbosch.

‘Du Toit injury not long term’

Form lock Pieter-Steph du Toit should be back on the field sooner rather than later according to the Springbok coaching staff, reports JON CARDINELLI in Stellenbosch.