Bok stars lead SA Rugby Awards nominations
Five Springboks have been nominated for the SA Rugby Player of the Year for 2021.
Wallaby prop better than every Springbok in Top 100
Wallabies prop Taniela Tupou is rated higher than every member of the current Springbok squad in a Top 100 list of the best players in 2021.
Award nominees selected before November Tests
The selection of nominees for the 2021 World Rugby Awards was made after the Rugby Championship.
Referee Berry accuses Erasmus of character assassination
Australian referee Nic Berry says he and his family have “endured a significant amount of distress” due to Rassie Erasmus’ actions during the series between the Springboks and British & Irish Lions.
Steyn ‘simply can’t describe’ rare feat against B&I Lions
Legendary Springbok Morne Steyn has opened up about his rugby journey, which culminated in him slotting a series-winning penalty against the British & Irish Lions for the second time in his career.
Rees-Zammit: Lions had the wrong gameplan
Wales wing Louis Rees-Zammit says the British & Irish Lions should have played a more attacking gameplan during the three-Test series against the Springboks.
Ex-Lions forward Carmichael dies at 77
Former Scotland and British and Irish Lions forward Sandy Carmichael, who once famously finished a game despite fracturing his cheekbone in five places, has died at the age of 77.
Duhan: Lions tour ‘was the best eight weeks of my life’
South African-born Scotland wing Duhan van der Merwe has opened up about his experience of touring his country of birth with the British & Irish Lions earlier this year.
World Rugby: Rassie was right
World Rugby has reportedly conceded that Rassie Erasmus was justified in the claims he made during a 62-minute video criticising referees during the 2021 British & Lions series.
Watch: Bok ‘transformation’ front-row tribute
Labelled ‘transformation front-rowers’ by a Kiwi journalist last week, this video highlights the quality of Bok heavies Ox Nche, Bongi Mbonambi and Trevor Nyakane.
