Port Alfred has a new rising star lighting up the rugby world: fifteen-year-old Sanga “Chainsaw” Makalane, a fearless young player from Port Alfred High School, has earned a spot in the Junior Springboks team. Her remarkable journey from…
PHATHU LUVHENGO Vilakazi Street in Soweto erupted in excitement when the Springboks arrived on Thursday. For supporter Sihle Ntshakaso it didn’t matter how long it took for the bus to come, he was going to wait anyway. The rugby supporter…
They were in different Springbok jerseys and at times were fraternal, but this was a Springbok trial despite the fancy name. There wasn’t a lot of fun and precious little flash, but plenty of grunt and substance that showcased but ugly,…
The Springboks fielding a weakened‚ inexperienced team in the Rugby Championship may in the end be dictated by circumstance rather than design. The Springbok team that won the Rugby World Cup in Japan last year has already without the…
A jubilant crowd welcomed the 2019 Rugby World Cup champions as they arrived in Port Elizabeth on Saturday afternoon ahead of their trophy tour around Nelson Mandela Bay on Sunday. Hundreds of supporters dressed in green and gold shouted…
Following the Springboks’ record-equalling third Rugby World Cup win on November 2 2019, the South African rugby heroes have been celebrated across the world. From a shoutout from tennis legend Roger Federer, to Faf de Klerk’s unique…
Want to see the World Champions arrive from Japan after their successful Webb Ellis Cup conquest in the Far East? You’ll have to wait until Tuesday. The Springboks had to delay their return because of Sunday’s World Rugby Awards where…
The game we’ve been waiting for since the Rugby World Cup started on September 20 has arrived. Come 11am SA time – just a matter of hours away – a mouth-watering clash between South Africa and England at the International Stadium Yokohama…
Springbok fever is in full swing this week for the highly anticipated Rugby World Cup 2019 final vs England on Saturday. As South Africa got closer to the final, people seemed to get more excited, even those who may not generally follow…
The Springboks face England in the Rugby World Cup final on November 2 2019. South Africans have united behind their team as they chase their third Web Ellis Cup.
Springbok fans at The Highlander pub at the Royal St Andrews Hotel erupted into applause and shouts of joy and relief when South Africa beat Wales in the second semi-final of the Rugby World Cup 2019 on Sunday. It was a hard fought game,…
The rugby universe may have urged a different outcome but the sun has set on Japan’s stirringly courageous Rugby World Cup challenge. They yielded to the Springboks and bowed out of the tournament as South Africa progress to the…
There are a number of South Africans who play for Japan at the Rugby World Cup‚ but none of them have captured the imagination like skillful right wing Kotaro Matsushima. Unlike tough-as-nails loose-forward Pieter “Lappies” Labuschagne‚…
The All Blacks won this match of brutal intensity on the back of an eight-minute burst in the first half after the Boks seemed to take their foot off the gas. The men in black drew deep breaths and held sway in the decisive moments to win…
LIAM DEL CARME in Tokyo – All Blacks coach Steve Hansen pushed back his Springbok counterpart’s assertion that his team had habitually benefited from referees’ leniency during their long stint at the op of the world rankings. On Wednesday…
