Watch: SuperSport post-match discussion
What Nick Mallett, Naas Botha and Breyton Paulse had to say after the Springboks’ 24-22 loss to Wales.
‘Continuity key to World Cup rebound’
Steven Kitshoff believes the Springboks will be a force at the 2019 World Cup if the core of the current group is retained. JON CARDINELLI reports. The Boks went down 24-22 in Cardiff on Saturday to end their tour and season on a low note. Afterwards, coach Allister Coetzee as well as the players took aim at the TMO’s decision not to… Read more →
Boks slip to sixth in world rankings
The Springboks will finish the year at No 6 in the World Rugby rankings after losing to Wales in Cardiff. The Boks were ranked third at the end of the 2015 World Cup and sixth at the end of 2016, Allister Coetzee’s first season in charge. They dropped to seventh – an all-time low – during this year’s Six Nations…. Read more →
Marx up for three SA Rugby awards
Malcolm Marx has been nominated for three SA Rugby Awards, including Player of the Year. The Springbok and Lions hooker is also in line to win the Young Player and Super Rugby Player of the Year awards. Marx’s fellow-nominees for SA Rugby Player of the Year are Springbok captain Eben Etzebeth, Siya Kolisi, Jaco Kriel and Jan Serfontein. The four… Read more →
‘Boks still at lowest ebb’
What the Welsh newspapers are saying on Sunday about the Test against the Springboks. Wales beat the Boks 24-22 on Saturday. The result marked the Dragons’ third successive win against the Boks in Cardiff, and the first time they have managed back-to-back victories against the South Africans. Today’s local papers have celebrated the result as well as the emergence of… Read more →
Coetzee’s culture of mediocrity must fall
The Springboks must embrace a new culture that prizes winning and brutal honesty above all else in the wake of Allister Coetzee’s inevitable departure, writes JON CARDINELLI. Can you believe it? Late on Saturday night, after South Africa’s damning loss to Wales, I learned that there was some doubt regarding Coetzee’s future as Bok coach. Coetzee has presided over 11 wins… Read more →
Coetzee: I won’t resign
Allister Coetzee has confirmed that he won’t step down after yet another disappointing season at the helm of the Springboks. JON CARDINELLI in Cardiff reports. The Boks lost 24-22 to Wales on Saturday to finish their tour to the northern hemisphere with two wins from four matches and their 2017 season with seven wins from 13. Overall, Coetzee’s side has won 11 out of 25… Read more →
Tour Tales – Cardiff
JON CARDINELLI on South Africa’s undercover rugby stars, cold weather to make grown men cry, and the rock-festival atmosphere at the Millennium Stadium. A light rain was falling as I exited Cardiff Central Station. The wind came at me like Juan Smith at the gainline. Welcome to Cardiff, I thought, as I dragged my luggage up the wet cobblestones of Mill… Read more →
Watch: Springbok press conference
What Allister Coetzee and Siya Kolisi had to say after the Springboks’ 24-22 loss to Wales in Cardiff. VIDEO: Allister Coetzee feels that 2017 was a good year for the @Springboks. #WALvRSA pic.twitter.com/XmOz3EzIgX — SA Rugby magazine (@SARugbymag) December 2, 2017 VIDEO: @Springboks coach Allister Coetzee says he has a contract until 2019 and doesn’t plan to resign.#WALvRSA #SARonTour pic.twitter.com/xwWzQN6b0h… Read more →
Five takeaways from past weekend
What we learned from the Springboks’ Test against Wales and the Dubai Sevens, according to CRAIG LEWIS. Allister Coetzee’s tenure must finally be over For some time now, there have been ongoing whispers in rugby circles that Coetzee’s tenure with the Boks is set to come to an end after this year. That fate was surely sealed as the Springboks slipped… Read more →
