Springboks
Injuries Force Erasmus to Turn to Six Uncapped Players for Tough November Tests
Springbok coach Rassie Erasmus has on Wednesday called up six uncapped players to reinforce his…
Boks Carry Perth Scars to Turin After Wallabies Mauling
The Springboks will head into their November clash against Italy with the painful lessons of…
Springboks Target Winning Send-Off As Wallabies Await in Perth
The Springboks are refusing to treat Sunday’s clash with Australia as a mere season finale,…
Springboks Seal American Triumph Over All Blacks to Claim Series 3-1
The Springboks have underlined their status as the dominant force in world rugby, defeating New…
Wiese: Boks Determined to Make Their Mark in Baltimore
The Springboks are determined to give American rugby fans a taste of the intensity and quality of Test rugby when they face the All Blacks in the Rugby’s Greatest Rivalry series finale in Baltimore on Saturday. With the 2031 Rugby World Cup set to be hosted in the United States, Springbok No 8 Jasper Wiese believes Saturday’s blockbuster at M&T Bank Stadium presents a valuable opportunity to showcase the sport to a new audience. The Rugby’s Greatest Rivalry decider comes…
Joe Lewis Appointed Springbok Performance Analyst
SA Rugby has appointed former England, Scarlets, and Ospreys technical analyst Joe Lewis to the Springbok management team in the role of performance analyst. He will join the team before the international season, which kicks off against the Barbarians and features two new exciting competitions in the Nations Championship and Rugby’s Greatest Rivalry Tour. “The Welshman, who holds a master’s degree in performance analysis from Cardiff Metropolitan University and a degree in sports management from the University of South Wales,…
Rassie Erasmus Casts Net Wide for First Bok Alignment Camp
Springbok coach Rassie Erasmus has cast his net wide, as he named a 49-man squad featuring 11 uncapped players – five of whom are still in the Junior Bok ranks – for the team’s first in-person alignment camp of the year in Cape Town on Wednesday. The camp will run from Tuesday, 3 to Friday, 6 March, as the Bok coaches zoom in on the 2026 season. The group includes 14 Rugby World Cup winners, with Frans Malherbe – who…
Bok Stars Lead SA Rugby Awards 2025 Nominations
SA Rugby has announced the nominees – as voted for by members of the media and national teams coaching staff in nine categories – for the SA Rugby awards. Malcolm Marx, who was named World Rugby’s Men’s 15s Player of the Year last year, is up against his Springbok team-mates Pieter-Steph du Toit, Sacha Feinberg-Mngomezulu, Ox Nche and Jasper Wiese for the prestigious SA Rugby’s Men’s Player of the Year Award for 2025, while last year’s local winner, Nadine Roos,…
Springboks End 2025 on a High Note
The Springboks finished the 2025 season with a 73-0 demolition of Wales in Cardiff, where they pulled away in the second half of the Castle Lager Outgoing Tour Test after leading by 28-0 at the break over the weekend. With their pack again laying a superb foundation, the Boks simply had too much firepower for the Welsh, and scored 11 tries in the Test for their biggest victory of 2025. Sacha Feinberg-Mngomezulu scored two tries and kicked nine conversions for…
Six Boks Named in 2025 World Rugby Dream Team
The world’s best Rugby team Springboks has dominated the 2025 World Rugby Men’s 15s Dream Team. World Rugby Men’s 15s Player of the Year Malcolm Marx, fellow nominees Pieter-Steph du Toit and Ox Nche, as well as Thomas du Toit, Sacha Feinberg-Mngomezulu, and Cheslin Kolbe were named in the Dream Team on Tuesday. All six players delivered stand-out performances on the international stage this season, in which the Springboks have won 11 out of their 13 Tests to date, with…
Boks Hooker Malcolm Marx Crowned World Rugby Player of the Year
Double Rugby World Cup-winning Springbok hooker Malcolm Marx became the fourth South African to be crowned the World Rugby Men’s 15s Player of the Year over the weekend in a historic occasion for South African rugby, with two Boks winning the award back-to-back for the first time in history. Marx’s team-mate and fellow nominee Pieter-Steph du Toit became the first South African to scoop the title for the second time in history last year. The 31-year old Marx, who has…
Sprinboks Record First Win in Dublin Since 2012
The Springboks maintained their winning streak on the 2025 Castle Lager Outgoing Tour when they outplayed Ireland by 24-13 (halftime 19-7) at the Aviva Stadium in Dublin on Saturday, in a performance that confirmed their number one ranking in the rugby world. The victory – their first in Dublin since 2012 – could not have come in a more commanding fashion, with the Springboks’ power too much for the home side, who paid dearly for their reply to the green…
Snyman Strikes 50 as Boks Opt for Experience
Towering lock RG Snyman will join the select group of players to earn 50 Test caps for South Africa when the Springboks run out at the Aviva Stadium against Ireland on Saturday. The matchday squad reflects only two personnel changes to the team that defeated France 32-17 two weeks ago. With most of the players being rested last week against Italy to ensure that Springbok coach Rassie Erasmus could field a fresh team to match the hosts’ energy, he reverted…
Boks Dig Deep for a Big Win Over Italy in Turin
A much-changed Springbok team, playing with 14 men for almost 70 minutes, delivered a performance for the ages in extreme adversity with a brilliant 32-14 (halftime 10-3) Castle Lager Outgoing Tour victory over Italy in Turin on Saturday. For the second successive week the Boks lost their number five lock in Franco Mostert (for a tackle to the head of Italian flyhalf Paolo Garbisi) as the second man entering the tackle – except this time it was in the 12th…