Category: Springboks

In a bruising encounter at the ABSA Stadium in Durban on Saturday, the All Blacks held their composure to come from behind and beat the Springboks 26-21. (more…)

More than half of the players chosen to represent Samoa in a rugby Test against South Africa here on Saturday have a cold or the flu writes Michael Green for Beeld . (more…)

Fears that one of the gems of South African rugby, flank Schalk Burger, will be lost to European clubs after the Rugby World Cup later this year were allayed yesterday, with the Western Province Rugby Union confirming that the player is tied into a contract until 2009, writes Zeena Isaacs for Business Day. (more…)

A new-look South African side will hope to impress coach Jake White in a one-off international against Samoa in Johannesburg on Saturday. (more…)

Former Springbok captain Gary Teichmann, writing for The Tribune, shares his analysis of the Boks vs All Blacks Tri Nations clash. (more…)

The trademark of South African teams, in years gone by, has been their bruising forwards and structured game plan. However, it is the pace with which they play the game that “scares” Samoa most writes Jan de Koning for Rugby365. (more…)

According to Waylon Murray, Derick Hougaard has not talked much, if at all, about the last time he played against the Samoans writes Kevin McCallum for Pretoria News. (more…)

When the rugby teams of South Africa and Samoa go head to head in a one off test at Ellis Park, Johannesburg, on Saturday it will be power against passion. (more…)

There they were, sharing the limelight: the outspoken toughie and the quiet former model who were selected on Wednesday to play rugby for South Africa writes Liam Del Carme for Beeld. (more…)

Bob Skinstad’s inclusion in South Africa’s team to play Samoa on Saturday shows that he is very much part of coach Jake White’s rugby World Cup plans writes Michael Green for SuperRugby. (more…)