convincing Warren Gatland that Hickie was a defensive liablity.Despite being starved of genuine attacking options, the Kiwi coach ditched his best finisher.Almost overnight, the 22-year-old went from being one of the first players on the team-sheet to an outcast.For the next 18 months, the...
Having led South Africa to two Rugby World Cups, Siya Kolisi’s place as a Springbok legend is assured. However, the 33-year-old’s international career is now on the countdown and like many of his generation, the next tournament in Australia will be a step too far. While Springbok DoR...
Others felt that the Sharks had diverged away from the style of play that had made them a force in the beginning of the 2020 Super Rugby season, where they were 6-1 after seven games. #BULvSHAwhat a chappy game. SHA have the best backline in the comp and continue to ...
Rugby has always been a game for all shapes and sizes. You have the superstars and the fast guys who score the tries, but you also need the workhorses and the people who play all the other roles. Unless they all work together as a team then it's really going to affect the performanc...
The springbok has been an important symbol of the South Africa rugby team and the government since the early 20th century. Due to its association with the country’s history of racial discrimination and segregation, this symbol became a source of controversy following the end of the apartheid gov...
“Lions tours come around only every 12 years, so we thought it appropriate to create a jersey that is indisputably unique,” said Jurie Roux, SA Rugby CEO. “It will be worn by the team on only three occasions and we wanted to make it memorable and special for the players and hopefull...
It seemed as if they had arrived intent on playing 20 minutes of rugby by stopping the flow of the match as often as possible. 鈥
The Stormers will be without one of their key Bok forwards for a lengthy period - reports Rugby 365.
SPRINGBOK captain Gary Teichmann is being offered on the English market, heading a New Year sales list of six South Africans open to the Premiership's highest bidders.Wasps, their status as champions destroyed by six consecutive defeats, are one three clubs to declare their interest in opening ...
next major appointment is due to be announced within the next few days, the arrival from the disbanded London Scottish of Alan Zondagh as coach.The South African's new job coincides with the Exiles' director of rugby, John Steele, moving into the same rarified atmosphere with Premiership ...