World champions to tour SA

The 2019 Rugby World Cup-winning Springbok squad are due to arrive back in South Africa on a number of flights from Japan over a two day period between 5 and 6 November.

‘It’s been an emotional 24 hours’

Former World Cup-winning captain Francois Pienaar has highlighted just what it means for the Springboks to have triumphed in Saturday’s final.

Mapimpi is Boks’ big success story

Makazole Mapimpi, the first South African to score a try in a World Cup final, is the Springboks’ most-improved player over the past two years, writes JON CARDINELLI in Tokyo.

Erasmus: I was close to resigning

Rassie Erasmus says he would have stepped down as Springbok coach if the team did not beat the All Blacks in Wellington in 2018.

Three key points from the World Cup final

SA Rugby magazine identifies some of the good, the bad and the ugly to take away from the Boks’ World Cup final victory over England.

Jones: It wasn’t the outcome we expected

England head coach Eddie Jones, assistant coach Steve Borthwick and captain Owen Farrell speak to the media after the loss against the Boks in the World Cup final.

Siya: This is the best feeling ever

Rassie Erasmus and Siya Kolisi react to the Springboks’ emphatic 32-12 victory over England in the 2019 Rugby World Cup final.

Boks on top of the world rankings

World Cup champions South Africa are now the top-ranked team in the World Rugby rankings.

Watch: 2019 World Rugby awards

You can stream the World Rugby Awards live from Tokyo, with the Springboks nominated in several categories.

Congratulations stream in from Boks’ rivals

The Springboks’ fiercest rivals, the All Blacks and Wallabies, are leading the way as congratulations from other Test nations stream in after South Africa claimed a record-equalling third World Cup title.