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Fans urge Boks to stay in Rugby Champs

An SARugbymag.co.za poll has confirmed that fans want the Springboks to turn down the lure of the Six Nations and remain loyal to the Rugby Championship.

Woodward: Boks to Six Nations is ‘random’

World Cup-winning former England coach Clive Woodward has hit out at the “muddle-headed” idea of the Springboks leaving the Rugby Championship to join the Six Nations.

epa09501290 Springboks player Bongi Mbonambi (C) in action during Round 6 of the Rugby Championship match between South Africa's Springboks and New Zealand's All Blacks at CBus Stadiumon on the Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia, 02 October 2021. EPA/DAVE HUNT AUSTRALIA AND NEW ZEALAND OUT

Should Boks ditch Rugby Champs?

Have your say on whether the Springboks should opt for continuity and stay in the Rugby Championship beyond 2025 or move north to join the Six Nations.

Boks’ switch to Six Nations still on

The Springboks could reportedly still be set for a switch to the Six Nations in what would be a seismic shift in rugby’s global structure.

EDITORIAL USE ONLY No use with unauthorised audio, video, data, fixture lists, club/league logos or "live" services. Online in-match use limited to 120 images, no video emulation. No use in betting, games or single club/league/player publications. Mandatory Credit: Photo by TOM SANDBERG/PPAUK/Shutterstock/BackpagePix (12609483cl) Siya Kolisi, Captain of South Africa leads his side in the national anthem during the Autumn Nations Match between England and South Africa at Twickenham Stadium on 20 November 2021. Photo: Tom Sandberg/PPAUK England v South Africa, Autumn Nations, Rugby, Twickenham Stadium, London, UK - 20 Nov 2021

SA Rugby commits to Sanzaar partnership

Sanzaar has announced that the Springboks will continue playing in the Rugby Championship until 2025, amid reports of a revival of the World Nations Championship concept.

Boks to face All Blacks in two home Tests

SA Rugby has confirmed the Springboks’ home schedule for the year, with Jacques Nienaber’s men set to hosts Wales in a three-Test series in July, before welcoming the All Blacks and Argentina in the Rugby Championship in August and September.

LONDON, ENGLAND - NOVEMBER 20: Players of England celebrate after winning a penalty during the Autumn Nations Series match between England and South Africa at Twickenham Stadium on November 20, 2021 in London, England. (Photo by Steve Bardens - RFU/The RFU Collection via Getty Images)

Loss at Twickenham hurt Bok fans the most

The 27-26 reverse at Twickenham is the Springbok defeat of 2021 that SARugbymag.co.za readers would most like to erase from the record books.

CAPE TOWN, SOUTH AFRICA - JULY 24: Jack Conan of the B&I Lions reacts after beating the springboks at the Castle Lager Lions Series 1st Test match between South Africa and British and Irish Lions at Cape Town Stadium on July 24, 2021 in Cape Town, South Africa.

Poll: Flip one Bok loss in 2021

While South Africa ended 2021 as the world’s top-ranked team, each of their five losses stuck in the gizzard of Bok fans – vote below to decide which defeat supporters would most like to reverse.

Where are they now? The 2007 Boks

SA Rugby magazine circles back on the Springboks who started the 2007 Rugby World Cup final against England.

Magic moment: Centres prove Boks have X factor

In the next instalment of a series looking at memorable moments from 2021, MARIETTE ADAMS remembers the incredible skill of Springbok centre Lukhanyo Am in the lead-up to Damian de Allende’s try against the All Blacks.