Rassie not on hotlist for England job

Rassie Erasmus is a surprise absentee among five contenders to succeed Eddie Jones as England head coach, according to bookmakers.

France on red alert for Bok-lash in Marseille

Prop Cyril Baille said France are “on alert” before facing world champions South Africa in the Autumn Nations Series in Marseille next Saturday.

Rassie cuts another video clip

Rassie Erasmus has taken to social media to highlight officiating discrepancies during Saturday’s Test between Ireland and the Springboks in Dublin.

Boks: Ref was fair, Ireland too good

Siya Kolisi and Jacques Nienaber say the officiating of Georgian referee Nika Amashukeli did not cost the Springboks victory against Ireland on Saturday.

Farrell: Boks get timing right for a World Cup

The next time the Boks and Ireland meet will be at the 2023 World Cup, so Andy Farrell is cautious about reading too much into Saturday’s win over the world champs.

Nienaber: Ireland nullified Bok threats

Jacques Nienaber and Siya Kolisi say the Springboks could not get their scrum or maul going in the face of an aggressive Irish pack in Dublin on Saturday.

Sexton seals Boks’ fate in Dublin

Johnny Sexton’s late penalty gave Ireland a big enough buffer to deny the Springboks a comeback victory as the world’s top-ranked team claimed a tense victory in Dublin on Saturday.

Blitzboks: It’ll be silly to blow our second chance

Assistant coach Philip Snyman has admitted the Blitzboks were thrown a lifeline to progress of the Hong Kong Sevens playoffs, but they need to use that against Fiji on Sunday.

Blitzboks through to HK playoffs despite second defeat

The Blitzboks progressed to the playoffs of the Hong Kong Sevens despite letting a 10-point half-time lead slip in a loss to France in their final pool game on Saturday.

Blitzboks slip up against Great Britain

A late fightback from the Blitzboks was not enough as they suffered a narrow defeat by Great Britain in their opening fixture of day two of the Hong Kong Sevens on Saturday.