Throwback: Scotland vs Boks (2018)
As the Springboks prepare to take on Scotland at Murrayfield on Saturday, take a look at what happened the last time these two teams met.
As the Springboks prepare to take on Scotland at Murrayfield on Saturday, take a look at what happened the last time these two teams met.
The Sharks are believed to be vying with a Japanese club to secure the services of Springbok flyhalf Handre Pollard.
Two tries by Springbok scrumhalf Cobus Reinach helped lead Montpellier to victory in Paris in front of the onlooking Springbok touring party.
Springbok talisman Cheslin Kolbe recently completed a high-profile move from Toulouse to Top 14 rivals Toulon on a deal that makes him the fourth highest-paid rugby player on the planet.
Montpellier have opted to rest flyhalf Handre Pollard while Springbok teammate Cobus Reinach is set to make his first appearance of the season for the Top 14 club against Bordeau-Begles on Saturday.
Flyhalf Handre Pollard says the past 17 weeks have been the toughest, most intense and yet fun period of his Springbok career.
The reaction to two disappointing losses in Australia has revealed that Jacques Nienaber and some of the Springboks are not in sync, and time will tell whether the coach has the mettle to get everyone back on the same page, writes ZELIM NEL.
Vice-captain Handre Pollard has come out in defence of the under-fire Springbok team, while subtly taking a swipe at Australia’s off-the-ball tactics in Saturday’s Rugby Championship Test.
It’s true that Handre Pollard is South Africa’s best Test flyhalf and touted by some as the best in the business, but this doesn’t negate the fact that his goal-kicking form is a serious problem for the world champions, writes ZELIM NEL.
Quade Cooper marked his return to Test rugby with a penalty after the hooter giving the Wallabies a last-gasp victory over the Springboks on the Gold Coast on Sunday. DYLAN JACK reports.