Category: Springboks

South Africa 43 – 17 Wales (Bloemfontein)

Springboks [43]
Tries: Conrad Jantjes, Jean de Villiers, Pierre Spies, Percy Montgomery
Conversions: Butch James (4)
Penalties: Butch James (5)

Wales [17]
Tries: Jamie Roberts, Shane Williams
Conversions: Stephen Jones (2)
Penalty: Jones

New Zealand 21 – 11 Ireland (Wellington)

New Zealand [21]
Tries: Sitiveni Sivivatu, Ma’a Nonu
Conversion: Dan Carter
Penalties: Dan Carter (3)

Ireland [11]
Try: Paddy Wallace
Penalties: Ronan O’Gara (2)

Argentina 21 – 15 Scotland (Rosario)

Argentina [21]
Tries: Alvaro Tejeda, Gonzalo Tiese
Penalties: Federic Todeschini (3)
Conversion: Todeschini

Scotland [15]
Penalties: Chris Paterson (5)

6 June IRB Junior World Championship

Argentina 17 – 9 Ireland
England 41 – 17 Fiji
Samoa 29 – 17 Scotland
Wales 29 – 10 Italy
Australia 81 – 12 Canada
France 53 – 17 Japan
New Zealand 48 – 9 Tonga
South Africa 108 – 18 USA 

Reports say South Africa flanker Juan Smith has been ruled out for the entire Super 15 rugby season and may miss the World Cup after tearing his Achilles tendon.

The Super 15 website, quoting Cheetahs sources, says Smith will be sidelined for the next six to nine months. Smith would also miss the Tri-Nations, and possibly the World Cup in New Zealand in September.

Cheetahs captain Smith left the field just two minutes into his first game of the season against the defending champion Bulls in round two of the Super 15 on Friday. The report says he will have surgery early next week. The 69-times capped Smith, a World Cup winner in 2007, passed a late fitness test on an ankle injury before the match.

The 30-man Springbok squad to take on Wales and Italy in the upcoming home tests has been named. (more…)

The extended Springbok training squad has been announced – including Sharks players. (more…)

The Boks have won the prestigious Laureus World Team of the Year sports award.

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Peter de Villiers took some time out before the End of the Year tour to face some tough questions from Springbok rugby fans. (more…)

Peter De Villiers was today appointed as Springbok coach. He narrowly beat favourite Heyneke Meyer to the top job and replaces World Cup winner Jake White. (more…)

The Barbarians defeated the Boks at Twickenham on Saturday 1 December. (more…)

The World Champion Springboks beat Wales 34 – 12 in Cardiff on Saturday in Jake White’s final test. (more…)

Trying to find out who the members of South African rugby’s presidents council are is next to impossible. It’s ridiculous to think that these people have been driving SA rugby into the ground for so long but that no-one seems to know who they are. (more…)