It’s not about rugby player safety

ZELIM NEL says the global campaign to make rugby ‘safer’ is driving another agenda.

Boks’ 2018 pros and cons

CRAIG LEWIS looks back at some of the positives and negatives that the Springboks will take away from the 2018 season.

Springboks end year in fifth

The Springboks will finish 2018 in fifth place on the World Rugby rankings after their 20-11 loss to Wales in Cardiff on Saturday.

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Preview: Wales vs Springboks

The result of Saturday’s Test between the Springboks and Wales will be defining in the context of a 2018 season review, writes CRAIG LEWIS.

Preview: Italy vs All Blacks

Italy are set to be on the receiving end of an All Blacks backlash when they meet at the Stadio Olimpico in Rome on Saturday. MARIETTE ADAMS reports.

Analysis: Boks’ encouraging composure

Ahead of the final Test of the year, CRAIG LEWIS looks at some of the Boks’ important plays that saw them clinically close out the game against Scotland last Saturday.

Watch: Beast serenaded in New York

Bok prop Tendai Mtawarira was serenaded with the song ‘Beauty and the Beast’ by a South African woman in a restaurant in New York.

WPRFU rejects salary cut proposal

The leadership of the Western Province Rugby Football Union has distanced themselves from a proposed 25% salary cut for all staff members earning more than R20,000 per month.

Papier’s patience to pay off

Talented youngster Embrose Papier is in line to start his first Test when the Springboks take on Scotland in Edinburgh this Saturday, writes CRAIG LEWIS.