Owens: Wales yellow card was ‘harsh’
Nigel Owens says Louis Rees-Zammit should not have been sent to the sin bin at a crucial stage in the first Test between the Springboks and Wales in Pretoria.
Unsung Hero: Butch, Frans battle for the spotlight
After stepping out from the shadows to claim the plaudits over Albert van den Berg, Butch James now faces the next challenger in the series to determine the most unheralded Springbok.
Fired-up Fourie ready to bleed green and gold
A possibility of reopening battle wounds won’t worry Deon Fourie if it means he becomes the oldest Springbok to make his Test debut on Saturday.
Watch: Gold rush for Boks!
Scott Gibbs and Mark Keohane say new-age Bok team adds spice to thrilling Test series.
World Cup spots up for grabs in Bok ‘B Team’
Blooding a new-look Springbok side with a series on the line is the type of pressure that Jacques Nienaber believes will reveal which players he should take to France 2023.
Nienaber sees ‘potential’ in new-look Bok 23
Jacques Nienaber says that overhauling the entire Springbok lineup won’t compromise their chances of winning a potential series decider against Wales in Bloemfontein on Saturday.
Pollard to lead rookies in radical Bok XV
Jacques Nienaber has named two debutants in an entirely overhauled Springbok starting lineup to be led for the first time by Handre Pollard against Wales in Bloemfontein on Saturday.
Boks to play midweek on end-of-year tour
An SA Select XV will take on English Premiership side Bristol Bears as part of a planned series of midweek matches for South Africa during the year-end tour to Europe in November.
Watch: Willemse, the new Bok finisher
Damian Willemse showed exceptional temperament in just his first start for the Springboks in SA to slot the match-winning penalty against Wales at Loftus Versfeld.
Wales to go to ‘darker places’ with Boks
Tighthead prop Dillon Lewis says Wales are relishing an even tougher battle up front against the Springboks in Bloemfontein on Saturday.
