Springbok coach Rassie Erasmus has made four changes to the match-23 for Saturday’s Castle Lager Rugby Championship decider against the Pumas at the Allianz Stadium, Twickenham in London. Ox Nche returns to the starting team, as well as Grant Williams, Jesse Kriel and Bongi Mbonambi on the bench. Nche was a late withdrawal last week in Durban after he pulled up with a niggle, but the loosehead prop is back and will pack down in the front row with Malcolm…

Sacha Feinberg-Mngomezulu scored a record 37 points, including three tries, as the Springboks beat Argentina 67-30 (half-time 25-23) to go top of the Castle Lager Rugby Championship log at Hollywoodbets Kings Park in Durban on Saturday. Apart from his hat-trick of tries, Feinberg-Mngomezulu also kicked eight conversions and two penalty goals, pushing his individual points’ tally past the previous record of 35, that was set by Percy Montgomery against Namibia in Cape Town in 2007. The Bok flyhalf bettered the…

Springbok coach Rassie Erasmus opted for consistency in selection for their penultimate Castle Lager Rugby Championship match, against Argentina at Kings Park in Durban on Saturday. Erasmus made minimal changes to the side that secured a record 43-10 victory against the All Blacks in Wellington less than two weeks ago. Erasmus made only two personnel changes to his starting XV – which will be led by Siya Kolisi in what will mark his 97th Test – with the experienced Eben…

Springbok coach Rassie Erasmus has named most of the players who were members of the squad that retained the Freedom Cup in New Zealand last weekend in his 33-man squad for their closing two Castle Lager Rugby Championship matches against Argentina in Durban and London. The Bok squad assembled in Durban on Thursday after having a few days off with their families following their return from New Zealand on Sunday night to begin their preparations for the last two matches…

The Springboks bounced back in brilliant fashion to beat New Zealand by 43-10 in Wellington on Saturday night to keep alive their chances in the Castle Lager Rugby Championship, while retaining the Freedom Cup by inflicting the biggest defeat ever on the All Blacks. South Africa made all the play but were trailing 10-7 after a tense first-half, but they found their mojo to score five tries without reply in the second period to secure a record 33-point winning margin…

Springbok coach Rassie Erasmus has named a new-look backline for the second Test against the All Blacks in Wellington on Saturday, where Ethan Hooker will earn his first start in the green and gold jumper. The fourth-round Castle Lager Rugby Championship encounter at Sky Stadium will decide which team claims the Freedom Cup. Erasmus made seven personnel changes to his starting XV, with 16 players in the match-23 retained from the side that went down 24-17 against the All Blacks…

The All Blacks maintained their cherished 31-year record without defeat at Eden Park in Auckland as two tries conceded by the Springboks in the first 17 minutes were the difference between the teams in another fierce contest in wet and greasy conditions. The home side got their noses and heads well in front in that first quarter and were able to withstand a steadily improving Springbok performance – powered by the bench – to claim a 24-17 victory (halftime 14-3)…

Springbok coach Rassie Erasmus has kept faith in the players who did duty for the team in their opening two Castle Lager Rugby Championship matches against Australia for their tour to New Zealand. They will play back-to-back Tests against the All Blacks next month. The Boks will battle it out with the All Blacks at Eden Park in Auckland on Saturday, 6 September, and the Sky Stadium in Wellington a week later on 13 September in matches that will be…

Springbok and Lions prop Asenathi Ntlabakanye has disputed that he has committed an anti-doping violation. This comes after the South African Institute for Drug-Free Sport (SAIDS) reported an “adverse analytical finding” from Ntlabakanye’s sample taken during a random test by the organization. The 26-year-old from Plettenberg Bay, Western Cape, was expected to be in the Boks squad for the New Zealand leg of the Castle Lager Rugby Championships. The team was set to be announced on Sunday but was delayed…

The Springboks defeated the Wallabies 30-22 (half-time 20-10), bouncing back to form in their Castle Lager Rugby Championship match on a cold and windy Saturday evening in Cape Town. However, the South Africans had to work hard for their win in front of 56,350 supporters at a packed DHL Stadium, especially after last weekend’s shock loss to the Wallabies on the Highveld. This victory, which saw South Africa retain the Mandela Challenge Plate, was built on a solid grind, with…