Jones: Coaching stints in Wales benefited Hansen, Henry
Eddie Jones believes coaching stints in Wales helped former All Blacks coaches Graham Henry and Steve Hansen turn the team into back-to-back World Cup champions.
European clubs to thwart plans for global season?
Europe’s top rugby clubs could oppose plans for a global season, according to a report in the Times.
Percy’s perfect performance: 2007 RWC final
A look back at Percy Montgomery’s best moments in the 2007 Rugby World Cup final when the Springboks beat England 15-6 to claim their second title.
Watch: Pollard reflects on injury setbacks
World Cup-winning flyhalf Handre Pollard chats about his difficult recovery through a lengthy injury layoff back in 2016, and how he used those setbacks as motivation to return a better person and rugby player.
England lock: Fair play to Boks
England’s George Kruis says the Springboks reaped the benefits of a clear-cut game plan in last year’s World Cup final, writes CRAIG LEWIS.
Watch: Rassie on success and failure
In this latest Rassie Erasmus team-talk clip in the lead-up to the World Cup final, the coach explains to the Springboks that the scoreboard is not always the sole indicator of success or failure.
Rewind: Williams scores four vs Samoa (1995)
On this day, 25 years ago, the late great Springbok wing Chester Williams scored four tries against Western Samoa in the quarter-final of the 1995 Rugby World Cup – his first match at the tournament.
Am: Mental strength sets Mapimpi apart
Sharks and Springbok teammate Lukhanyo Am says mental strength is one of the qualities that makes Makazole Mapimpi such a special player.
SA Rugby registers spike in transformation progress
SA Rugby’s annual audit has shown that the governing body has registered a 22% increase in its transformation progress in the 2019 calendar year.
Kolisi documentary in the works
Roc Nation Sports president Michael Yormark says his agency didn’t sign Springbok captain Siya Kolisi because he is a star athlete but because of the man he is and what he stands for.
