Category: Springboks

Do you agree with our player ratings for the game vs. Samoa? (more…)

The soap opera that is SA rugby continues… (more…)

Jake White: “Those four injuries (Luke Watson, Ricky Januarie, Wayne Julies and Ashwin Willemse), added to the fact that we made 13 changes for this match, saw us lose structure in the second half.  (more…)

The Boks second string failed to completely impress, despite outscoring the Samoans by five tries to one. (more…)

There have been rumours for many years that Justin Marshall was responsible, during an altercation in a Cape Town bar, for the knee injury that severely damaged Skinstad’s career in 1999. (more…)

Boy Morkel was 36 years and 258 days when he played against the 1921 All Blacks. (more…)

For four years Jake White, the Springboks coach, worked towards the day where he could select two completely different teams with similar skills and ability, that day has arrived. (more…)

If Samoa do well at the coming World Cup, they will probably acknowledge the debt they owe to South Africa for the help they received along the way writes Gavin Rich for SuperRugby. (more…)

Chances of a surprise result in the rugby test at Ellis Park on Saturday would have been greater had John Smit not captained South Africa, says Samoa’s captain, Semo Sititi writes Michael Green for SuperSport. (more…)

Springbok coach Jake White will rely on his experienced pack to lay the foundation for his relatively young backline to launch a fast and furious attack, when they cross paths with the brawny Samoan s at Ellis Park tomorrow writes Zeena Isaacs for Business Day. (more…)