Paarl derby features future Boks
If you find yourself in the stands at Faure Street Stadium in Paarl on Saturday, there is a good chance that you will be watching a future Springbok in action, writes MARK KEOHANE.
Boks switched on for All Blacks challenge
Lock Marvin Orie says the Springboks have ramped up their training in anticipation for a massive forward battle against the All Blacks when the teams first clash in the Rugby Championship next week.
Powell: It’s all or nothing for Blitzboks
Springbok Sevens coach Neil Powell says the once-off nature of the sevens competition at the 2022 Commonwealth Games in Birmingham will require a different mindset.
Why Boks must whitewash All Blacks
It will have been a fortnight of failure for the Springboks if the All Blacks leave these shores in August with anything more than two losses, according to MARK KEOHANE.
‘Unknown factor’ makes All Blacks dangerous
The rivalry between the Springboks and All Blacks will enter unfamiliar territory next week as the New Zealanders go into the Rugby Championship opener with their backs against the wall, writes DYLAN JACK.
All Blacks: Fozzie is the man for the job
Flyhalf Richie Mo’unga has backed under-fire head coach Ian Foster to lead the All Blacks to the 2023 Rugby World Cup despite New Zealand’s sorry state of affairs.
‘Dented’ All Blacks not panicking for Bok duel
After seeing New Zealand outmuscled by the Ireland pack, new forwards coach James Ryan says the All Blacks have a point to prove when they clash with the Springboks in the Rugby Championship.
Stick: Boks not focused on All Blacks
Assistant coach Mzwandile Stick says the Springboks are concentrated solely on improving their game before preparing for back-to-back Tests against the All Blacks in the Republic.
Barnes: Boks ‘definitely not’ best in the world
Former British & Irish Lions and England flyhalf Stuart Barnes says France would “flatten” the Springboks if the World Cup was to be held today.
Bok A team to face NZ XV in November
The South Africa A side is poised to play a fixture against an All Blacks XV in November, according to reports in New Zealand.
