‘Bud Spencer’: How the Boks got their isiXhosa nicknames
Supersport isiXhosa commentator Kaya Malotana explains how some of the Springboks have earned colourful nicknames like ‘Bud Spencer’, ‘Spicy Plum’ and ‘Wrong Turn’.
Watch: Boks stun All Blacks in Wellington
The opening clash of the 2022 Rugby Championship between the Springboks and All Blacks on Saturday will hopefully be as dramatic as the 36-34 win for South Africa at Westpac Stadium in 2018.
Rewind: Bok tries at Mbombela
A teaser to the Rugby Championship opener between the Springboks and All Blacks in Nelspruit on Saturday, here’s a reel of all the tries scored by South Africa in their three previous Tests at Mbombela Stadium.
Watch: Immovable Marx goes beast mode
Ahead of his 50th Test for the Springboks on Saturday, look back at Malcolm Marx’s memorable man-of-the-match performance against the All Blacks at Newlands in 2017.
Watch: This rugby injury is nuts
England rugby league star Jack Johnson explains how he had to have his “favourite” testicle surgically removed after a freak training ground incident.
Watch: Blitzboks try out for Benni
SA Commonwealth Games sevens gold medallist Selvyn Davids with the skills to impress Bafana great and Manchester United first-team coach Benni McCarthy.
Boks inspired by SA’s gold run at Commonwealth Games
Forwards coach Deon Davids says the Springboks hope to execute their gameplan for the upcoming All Blacks Tests as well as the Blitzboks did during their run to winning Commonwealth Games gold.
Watch: Dagg dishes on try that beat Boks
World Cup-winning All Blacks star Israel Dagg gives his hilarious account of his last-minute try to steal a 29-22 win over the Springboks in Soweto that clinched the 2010 Tri-Nations title for New Zealand.
Watch: Clinical Blitzboks floor Fiji
The Springbok Sevens team produced a masterclass in sevens rugby to thrash Fiji in Sunday’s Commonwealth Games gold medal match.
Watch: Smit gets payback on All Blacks
World Cup-winning Springbok skipper John Smit smashes All Blacks hardman Brad Thorn in this compilation of bone-crunching ‘revenge’ tackles.
