Swys de Bruin

Watch: Roos to take over from Vermeulen?

SuperSport pundits Swys de Bruin and Hanyani Shimange discuss which local No 8 could eventually take over from Duane Vermeulen at Springbok level.

CAPE TOWN, SOUTH AFRICA - MAY 18: Crusaders coach Scott Robertson during the Super Rugby match between DHL Stormers and Crusaders at DHL Newlands Stadium on May 18, 2019 in Cape Town, South Africa.

Swys: Boks don’t need Robertson

Former Springbok attack coach Swys de Bruin has explained why he would be against a foreign consultant like the Crusaders’ Scott Robertson joining the team’s management staff.

Mallett: Boks should’ve backed Fassi during November tour

SuperSport pundits Nick Mallett, Swys de Bruin and Jonathan Mokuena analyse the Springboks’ team selection over the course of the 2021 season and whether more opportunities could have been handed to some of the fringe players.

LONDON, ENGLAND - NOVEMBER 20: Referee, Adam Brace reviews with TMO during the Autumn Nations Series match between England and South Africa at Twickenham Stadium on November 20, 2021 in London, England. (Photo by Dan Mullan - RFU/The RFU Collection via Getty Images)

Swys: Refs should be sanctioned, like coaches and players

Former Bok assistant coach Swys de Bruin has highlighted errors made by referee Andrew Brace and his team of match officials during England’s victory over the Springboks this past weekend.

Swys: Mapimpi’s non-try was 100% a try

Former Springbok assistant coach Swys de Bruin analyses the lead-up to Makazole Mapimpi’s disallowed try against Wales, saying referee Paul Williams was incorrect in his decision to rule out the score.

Watch: ‘URC refs only look at SA teams’

SuperSport pundits Nick Mallett, Swys de Bruin and Jonathan Mokuena have raised questions about the officiating trends of northern hemisphere referees.

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

Watch: Swys enjoyed Bok attack vs All Blacks

Former Springbok assistant coach Swys de Bruin breaks down how the team changed up their gameplan in their morale-boosting Rugby Championship victory over the All Blacks.

Swys lands top job at Shimlas

Former Lions and Springbok assistant coach Swys de Bruin has been appointed as Varsity Cup side Shimlas’ new director of rugby.

Watch: Kolbe should have been sent off

Swys de Bruin, Peter de Villiers & Robbi Kempson discuss the officiating performance in the second Test between the Boks and the British & Irish Lions, and whether Rassie Erasmus’ video had any impact on it.

Faf de Klerk of South Africa during the 2021 British and Irish Lions Tour first test between South Africa and BI Lions at Cape Town Stadium on 24 July 2021 ©Ryan Wilkisky/BackpagePix

Watch: Boks’ kicking & countering (1st Test)

Swys de Bruin has questioned whether the Springboks’ kicking game off Faf de Klerk and Handre Pollard is something they should persist with for the second Test against the British & Irish Lions.