| Date | Title | Description |
| 30.06.2025 | The Rise of the Hybrid Player in Rugby: A New Era for the Springboks | Rugby is evolving. The game is no longer just about brute strength and traditional roles. The Springboks are leading this transformation. They are redefining what it means to be a player on the field. The hybrid player is emerging as a key ... |
| 29.06.2025 | Kleyn ruled out of Springboks squad to face Italy due to injury | CAPE TOWN :South Africa lock Jean Kleyn has left the Springboks squad preparing for Saturday’s test with Italy in Pretoria following an unspecified injury picked up in the 54-7 win over the Barbarians, officials have confirmed.
The 31-year-... |
| 29.06.2025 | Springboks centre Esterhuizen embraces hybrid role among the forwards | Previous
FILE PHOTO: Rugby Union - South African head coach Rassie Erasmus' Press Conference - SARU House, Tygerberg Park, Cape Town, South Africa - March 5, 2025 South Africa head coach Rassie Erasmus during the press conference REUTERS/Es... |
| 30.04.2025 | Kiss, Schmidt aiming for seamless transition in Wallabies role in 2026 | Previous
FILE PHOTO: Rugby Union - Six Nations Championship - England Training - Pennyhill Park Hotel, Bagshot, Britain - February 20, 2019 England head coach Eddie Jones with London Irish head coach Les Kiss during training Action Images… ... |
| 13.01.2025 | Wales flyhalf Costelow to miss Six Nations with shoulder injury | Wales flyhalf Sam Costelow is likely to be out of action for up to 12 weeks after suffering a shoulder injury, his club Scarlets said on Monday, ruling him out of the Six Nations Championship.
The 23-year-old went off early in Scarlets' def... |
| 06.01.2025 | Springboks face new bid for stake by Leeds United private equity investors Ackerley Sports Group | - |
| 24.11.2024 | Erasmus satisfied with Springboks year as player pool grows | Coach Rassie Erasmus declared himself satisfied with South Africa’s international season that brought a dominant win in the Rugby Championship and an unbeaten run through the Autumn Internationals for the first time since 2013.
The Springbo... |
| 19.11.2024 | Brotherly love as Springboks select siblings as half-back pairing | South Africa have selected brothers Jaden and Jordan Hendrikse to start their final autumn international clash with ailing Wales in Cardiff on Saturday, the first time the siblings will play together for the Springboks.
Scrumhalf Jaden is a... |
| 11.11.2024 | Inside the Boks: Why South Africa send strongest message in sport | - |
| 27.10.2024 | Springboks call up Hanekom after injury rules out Willemse | Previous
FILE PHOTO: Rugby Union - Rugby World Cup 2023 - Final - New Zealand v South Africa - Stade de France, Saint-Denis, France - October 28, 2023 South Africa's Damian Willemse reacts REUTERS/Gonzalo Fuentes/File photo
FILE PHOTO: Rugb... |
| 24.10.2024 | Springboks call up Grobbelaar, Louw to replace injured Wessels | South Africa coach Rassie Erasmus has called up Johan Grobbelaar and Wilco Louw for the Autumn International series after utility forward Jan-Hendrik Wessels was ruled out by an ankle injury.
Prop Louw played the last of his 14 tests in 202... |
| 17.10.2024 | Injury Woes: A Test for Rugby Giants Ahead of November Showdowns | Injuries are the dark clouds looming over the rugby landscape as two of the sport's giants, Ireland and New Zealand, prepare for crucial November tours. The stakes are high, and the pressure is mounting. Both teams face significant challeng... |
| 15.10.2024 | Injured Kelleher adds to Irish headache at hooker | DUBLIN : Ireland's Ronan Kelleher will miss four to six weeks with an ankle injury, his province Leinster said on Monday, handing the Six Nations champions a headache at hooker with Dan Sheehan already ruled out until next year.
Kelleher un... |
| 24.09.2024 | Etzebeth set to become most capped Springbok in title decider | Lock Eben Etzebeth is set to become the most capped South African international of all time in the Rugby Championship decider against Argentina in Nelspruit on Saturday as the Springboks also offer a rare start to flyhalf Manie Libbok.
Etze... |
| 17.09.2024 | No Kolisi for Springboks as coach Erasmus looks to wider squad | Livewire wing Kurt-Lee Arendse returns to the South Africa starting line-up as one of 10 changes for the Rugby Championship test in Argentina on Saturday, but Eben Etzebeth starts on the bench and there is no Siya Kolisi in the match-day 23... |
| 10.09.2024 | Springboks rest several players for Argentina Test | South Africa coach Rassie Erasmus has recalled hooker Johan Grobbelaar but left several World Cup winners at home as the Springboks go to Argentina for their potentially decisive Rugby Championship test in Santiago on Sept. 21.
Erasmus said... |
| 08.09.2024 | Springboks Stand Tall Amidst Rising Competition | In the world of rugby, competition is the lifeblood. It fuels ambition, sharpens skills, and ignites passion. The South African Springboks are feeling that pulse. Under the watchful eye of coach Rassie Erasmus, they are navigating the chopp... |
| 08.09.2024 | Springboks boosted by competition as Erasmus looks ahead to 2027 | South Africa coach Rassie Erasmus has praised the competition within his squad after they took a giant step towards the Rugby Championship title with a hard-fought 18-12 victory over New Zealand in Cape Town on Saturday.
It was a far from p... |
| 05.09.2024 | Beauden Barrett benched as All Blacks make four changes to face Springboks | CAPE TOWN :New Zealand have dropped fullback Beauden Barrett and scrumhalf TJ Perenara to the bench in four changes to their starting line-up to face South Africa in the Rugby Championship on Saturday as Ethan Blackadder and Caleb Clarke mi... |
| 28.08.2024 | Springboks draft in Etzebeth for bench role against New Zealand | JOHANNESBURG : South Africa lock Eben Etzebeth has been passed fit to face New Zealand in a Rugby Championship showdown in Johannesburg on Saturday, but will start from the bench having originally been excluded from the team announced this ... |
| 15.08.2024 | Koroibete returns for Wallabies in Springboks rematch | Winger Marika Koroibete will play his first test of the season for Australia against South Africa in Perth on Saturday after being named in the starting side for the second round of the Rugby Championship.
Coach Joe Schmidt made five change... |
| 11.08.2024 | Wallabies coach Schmidt sticks to long-term plan after thrashing by Springboks | Australia coach Joe Schmidt said he will not make sweeping changes to his team despite their heavy defeat by South Africa in their Rugby Championship opener on Saturday and that he has faith in the long-term plan for the side.
The Wallabies... |
| 11.08.2024 | Honest and direct Erasmus key to Springboks success, Kolisi says | South Africa captain Siya Kolisi said the honest environment created by coach Rassie Erasmus and his willingness to try new things were key to their success after the Springboks thumped Australia in their Rugby Championship opener on Saturd... |
| 08.08.2024 | New coaches bring unknowns to Rugby Championship | Previous
Former All Blacks player and new member of the coaching staff for the Springboks, Tony Brown speaks at the Springbok media conference in Cape Town, South Africa, March 12, 2024. REUTERS/Esa Alexander/File Photo
Rugby Union - South ... |
| 06.08.2024 | Feinberg-Mngomezulu starts at flyhalf for Springboks v Australia | South Africa have handed a first test start to flyhalf Sacha Feinberg-Mngomezulu in their Rugby Championship opener against Australia in Brisbane on Saturday, while number eight Elrigh Louw has been selected ahead of Kwagga Smith.
Feinberg-... |
| 06.08.2024 | Savea to captain All Blacks with Scott Barrett ruled out of Argentina tests | The All Blacks have confirmed captain Scott Barrett will miss their opening two Rugby Championship tests against Argentina as he recovers from a finger injury and said Ardie Savea will lead the team in his absence.
Barrett underwent surgery... |
| 28.07.2024 | Rugby's Battle of Attrition: Injuries and Strategies Ahead of the Championship | The Rugby Championship looms large on the horizon, and with it comes a wave of uncertainty. Teams are grappling with injuries, reshuffling their lineups like a deck of cards. The All Blacks and Springboks, two titans of the sport, face chal... |
| 27.07.2024 | All Blacks captain Scott Barrett has surgery on injured finger | All Blacks captain Scott Barrett has undergone surgery after injuring his finger during last week's test against Fiji, New Zealand Rugby said on Saturday.
Lock Barrett, who was one of the two starters retained in the squad as New Zealand be... |
| 23.06.2024 | Springbok rookie’s superb stats in debut Test! | Springbok winger Edwill van der Merwe gives the thumbs up. Image: Via SA Rugby.
Springbok debutant Edwill van der Merwe announced himself to the Test arena in remarkable style courtesy of a fine performance against Wales at Twickenham.
Spri... |
| 23.06.2024 | Thanks, but no thanks: Springbok declined selection in Rassie’s team! | Springboks Grant Williams, BJ Dixon, Salmaan Moerat, Frans Malherbe and Bongi Mbonambi. Image: Video screenshot.
Rassie Erasmus was forced to alter his starting XV earlier this week after a veteran Springbok turned down the opportunity to s... |
| 23.06.2024 | They done it: Blitzboks punch ticket Olympics in Paris | The Blitzboks qualified for the Paris 2024 Olympic Games on day three of the World Rugby Sevens Repechage. Image: Mike Lee/World Rugby via SA Rugby website.
The Blitzboks beat Great Britain in a tense Sevens Repechage final in Monaco to cla... |
| 23.06.2024 | New Bok star and Saturday’s Man of the Match | Edwill van der Merwe. Photo: Ryan Wilkisky/Sports Inc
Lions wing Edwill van der Merwe made a sensational Springbok debut. His man-of-the-match performance helped the Springboks beat Wales in their season opener at Twickenham on Saturday aft... |
| 22.06.2024 | Springbok player ratings: Fantastic Fassi rules supreme | Springbok star Aphelele Fassi celebrates. Image via SA Rugby/@Springboks.
The Springboks overcame an indifferent first half display to claim an invaluable 41-13 win over Wales at Twickenham Stadium in London.
Impactful Kwagga continues to s... |
| 21.06.2024 | SA Rugby lose R6.8m | SA Rugby boss Rian Oberholzer. Image: SA Rugby website.
SA Rugby has reported a shortfall of R6.8m before tax in 2023 because of significant game-related expenditure, its members were told on Thursday.
“Those investments continue to pay off... |
| 21.06.2024 | Springboks v Wales: Stats, facts and team photo | Springboks team to face Wales. Image: Supplied via SA Rugby website.
The Springboks will play a their first post-World Cup Test when they square off against Wales in the Qatar Cup at Twickenham on Saturday.
Wales —15 Cameron Winnett, 14 Lia... |
| 18.06.2024 | Springbok debutants’ profiles | Four uncapped players set to make their Test debuts for the Springboks against Wales in the Qatar Cup showdown. Images: Via SA Rugby.
With Jordan Hendrikse, Edwill Van der Merwe, Sacha Feinberg-Mngomezulu and Ben-Jason Dixon set to become f... |
| 10.06.2024 | Springboks release Kolbe from squad | Cheslin Kolbe. image via Instagram @bokrugby
Celimpilo Gumede received his first Springbok call-up on Monday following the release of double Rugby World Cup-winning wing Cheslin Kolbe, who will undergo a medical examination for a knee niggl... |
| 03.06.2024 | SA Rugby considering player rest draft mandate | The Springboks at a second alignment camp. Photo: SA Rugby website
SA Rugby has noted the outcome of the proceedings of an arbitration hearing in respect of the rest periods for contracted provincial rugby players, announced on Monday.
Virs... |
| 01.06.2024 | COUNTDOWN: When the Springboks’ Test squad will be announced! | The Springboks at a second alignment camp. Photo: SA Rugby website
With just over a month to go until South Africa’s first Test of the year, the Springboks are scheduled to announce their squad for the bulk of the international season next ... |
| 19.05.2024 | Springboks face harsh SANCTIONS for lack of ‘generic black’ players in team | The Springboks celebrate. Image via Instagram @moodie_c13
SA Rugby’s annual audit report apparently does not reflect kindly on the Springboks’ contribution to transformation, after it was found that the world champions did not select suffic... |
| 14.05.2024 | Rugby bosses call on corporate South Africa to amplify the rise of women’s rugby | Springbok Women celebrate their Rugby World Cup qualification. Image: Via SA Rugby.
SA Rugby boss Mark Alexander has made impassioned plea with corporations to help fund the rapidly rising women’s game in South Africa.
“Another initiative t... |
| 14.05.2024 | Dear Home Affairs: You’re impeding the Tshitukas’ Springbok selection! | Sharks sign Lions sensation Emmanuel Emmanuel and Vincent Tshituka. Image: SuperSport via X (formerly Twitter).
Bureaucratic procedures and a whole lot of red tape are the only things standing between Vincent and Emmanuel Tshituka and poten... |
| 12.05.2024 | Springbok Women are World Cup bound | Springbok Women celebrate their Rugby World Cup qualification. Image: Via SA Rugby.
The Springbok Women successfully defended their title as African champions, but they were made to work very hard for a 46-17 victory over a never-say-die Ma... |
| 09.05.2024 | Bulls agree deal with ‘Eskom’ to keep supplying power at Loftus | Bulls flanker Marco van Staden in training. Photo: SA Rugby website
The World Cup-winning Springbok Marco van Staden has agreed to and signed a further three-year contract extension deal which will keep him at the Bulls until 2027.
Marco va... |
| 06.05.2024 | SA Sports Awards: All the winners | Kirsten Neuschäfer (39) / South Africa / Cape George 36 – ” MINNEHAHA” onboard picture during #GGR2022
Credit: Kirsten Neuschäfer / GGR2022
The Springboks may have scooped eight of the 19 awards on offer at the SA Sports awards, but there w... |
| 06.05.2024 | Springboks steal the show at SA Sports Awards! | SA Rugby’s Aimee Barrett-Theron, Marco van Staden, Malcolm Marx, Manie Libbok, Mark Alexander and Rian Oberholzer at the awards ceremony. Image: Via SA Rugby.
The Springboks and SA Rugby were crowned as the best sports team and best sports ... |
| 02.05.2024 | PICTURE: South Africa, meet Dr Rassie Erasmus! | Rassie Erasmus receives his doctorate degree. Image: Buhle Madulini / @Buhlemadulini via X.
The North-West University conferred an honorary degree upon Rassie Erasmus as the institutions on-campus graduation in Potchefstroom on Thursday.
A ... |
| 26.04.2024 | WATCH: Stormers’ youngest-ever cheerleader steals hearts | The Stormers’ new mascot impresses with her professional cheerleading sequences. Image: Hansie Linde
Every season, the DHL Dancers have been entertaining spectators at Stormers home games with fresh and captivating routines.
More recently, ... |
| 22.03.2024 | Rugby: What is the SA Cup? | Ruan Pienaar of the Toyota Cheetahs during the 2023 Currie Cup Final between the Cheetahs and the Pumas at Toyota Stadium in Bloemfontein, Free State on 24 June 2023 © Charle Lombard/BackpagePix
With the dawn of a brand new provincial rugby... |
| 12.03.2024 | Siya Kolisi’s captaincy in jeopardy? | Rassie Erasmus and Springbok captain Siya Kolisi. Image: @Springboks/Twitter.
Rassie Erasmus has made a big revelation regarding Siya Kolisi and the Springboks’ captaincy for the upcoming Test season.
“I would always like to have our captai... |
| 01.03.2024 | On this day: Rassie Erasmus becomes Springboks boss… and the rest is history | Rassie Erasmus says there is a purpose for the Springbok alignment camp. Image via Instagram @bokrugby
On this day in 2018, SA Rugby unveiled Rassie Erasmus as the new head coach of the then struggling Springboks. Six years later and he’s i... |
| 27.02.2024 | Springboks’ Test tickets sale dates and prices confirmed | Springbok fans. Photo: SABC Sport
Tickets for the Springboks’ highly anticipated home Tests against Ireland, Portugal and Argentina – priced from R150 and R350 – will take the local rugby market by storm in March, only a few days before the... |
| 16.02.2024 | Open Letter to South Africa: ‘The Springboks are not being sold – not now, not ever’ | Streets were filled with thousands of fans during the Springboks trophy tour in Cape Town. Image: X/springboks
SA Rugby’s Chief Executive Officer, Rian Oberholzer, has written an open letter to the South African public, clarifying matters a... |
| 14.02.2024 | UPDATED: The Springboks’ growing injury list | Springbok players line up for the anthem. Image via Instagram @v
Rugby is a game filled with massive collisions and centred around physicality, making injuries part and parcel of the sport. And the Springboks’ rapidly growing injury count i... |
| 12.02.2024 | Springbok in Chasing the Sun 2 trailer: ‘Ons maak ‘n f*kken plan’ | South Africa’s Pieter-Steph du Toit (centre) celebrates with Handre Pollard (right). Photo: BackpagePix
The release date for the ‘Chasing the Sun 2′ documentary, which will unpack the Springboks’ successful 2024 Rugby World Cup, has been co... |
| 09.02.2024 | EXPLAINER: What Duane Vermeulen’s new coaching role entails | Double Rugby World Cup-winning Springbok No 8 Duane Vermeulen is being courted for a coaching role in South Africa. Image: @Springboks/X
The veteran Duane Vermeulen may have hung up his playing boots, but his contribution to SA Rugby rugby ... |
| 01.02.2024 | South Africa: Today’s latest news and headlines, Thursday, 1 February 2024 | South Africa: Today’s latest news and headlines, Thursday, 1 February 2024 Photos: Stock/Canva/George Herald
We’ve got all the latest news stories and headlines in South Africa you really need to know on Thursday, 1 February 2024.
According... |
| 31.01.2024 | Rassie Erasmus speaks after his hospitalisation | Rassie Erasmus. Photo: Steve Haag Sports/Backpagepix
Rassie Erasmus has come out in support of anew set rugby laws aimed at making the game safer at school and club level in South Africa.
ALSO READ | Springboks — ‘We’re 100% behind you Bafa... |
| 03.01.2024 | Stats prove Springbok hooker is the best in the world | Springbok Malcolm Marx. Photo: Opta Stats via X.
Malcolm Marx may have missed a big chunk of the Springboks’ World Cup campaign due to injury, but that didn’t diminish his standing in the world order.
Hooker Malcolm Marx in action. Photo: S... |
| 23.12.2023 | LOOK: Springbok-inspired Christmas spectacle! | LOOK: A Springbok-inspired Christmas spectacle! Photos: Facebook/Devdondidit
A Springbok-inspired Christmas spectacle! South African video creator Devon, known for his innovative ideas, has taken festive decorations to a whole new level thi... |
| 01.12.2023 | Blitzboks embracing new chapter | Blitzboks assistant coach Philip Snyman. Photo: SA Rugby.
Stand-in coach Philip Snyman says the Blitzboks’ stunning win record in Dubai is something they can be very proud of, but it is now time for a new book and the first chapter starts a... |
| 06.11.2023 | WATCH: East London woman attempts to kiss Siya Kolisi [VIDEO] | Woman attempts to kiss Siya Kolisi during Trophy Tour Photo: Screenshot/X
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| 06.11.2023 | WATCH: Woman attempts to kiss Siya Kolisi during Trophy Tour | WATCH: Woman attempts to kiss Siya Kolisi during Trophy Tour Photo: X/@Anelefumba
A video of a woman jumping on Springbok Captain Siya Kolisi and trying to kiss him during the Rugby World Cup Trophy Tour in East London has gone viral.
ALSO ... |
| 01.11.2023 | WATCH: Springbok star gives away World Cup medal | Cheslin Kolbe gives his medal to a young fan. Images via X: @springboks
Cheslin Kolbe showed what a class act he is yet again when he gave his Rugby World Cup winners medal to a young Springbok fan at MultiChoice City in Johannesburg.
Chesl... |
| 31.10.2023 | WATCH: Emotional Rassie Erasmus tears up at Springboks’ homecoming | Rassie Erasmus in tears. Photo: Video screenshot.
Thousands of South Africans welcomed the double World Cup-winning Springboks home on Tuesday and in a moment poignant capture on video, Rassie Erasmus broke down in tears.
“I wish I could sh... |
| 31.10.2023 | WATCH: Crowds goes wild as Springboks arrives [VIDEO] | The Springboks made a grand entrance at a packed OR Tambo airport on Tuesday. Image: Screenshot/canva
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| 31.10.2023 | WATCH: Springboks arrive, crowd goes wild | The Springboks are receiving a heroes welcome. Photo: X/@runner_bae
Thousands of fans gathered at the OR Tambo Airport in Johannesburg on Tuesday to welcome Siya Kolisi and the Springboks after their Rugby World Cup triumph.
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| 31.10.2023 | Why has Siya’s home town been excluded from the Trophy Tour? | Springbok captain Siya Kolisi hails from Gqeberha. Photo: @worldrugby/ Instagram
The 2023 Rugby World Cup champions touched down at OR Tambo on Tuesday and will embark on a four-day trophy tour around the country’s major metros after they s... |
| 30.10.2023 | Free State disappointed by Springboks Trophy Tour snub in Bloemfontein | Springboks Trophy Tour limitations not welcomed by Free State. Photo: Photo: SA Rugby website/ Mangaung Metropolitan Municipality
It has been reported that the people of Free State are heartbroken after the Springboks excluded Bloemfontein ... |
| 30.10.2023 | ‘Thank you, South Africa’ – Springboks | South Africa’s Siya Kolisi lifts the Webb Ellis Cup with team-mates following victory in the Rugby World Cup 2023 final match at the Stade de France in Paris, France. Picture date: Saturday October 28, 2023. Photo: David Davies / PA
Mark Al... |
| 09.07.2023 | (WATCH): ‘Don’t be an a*rse, show some respect’ Australia coach Eddie Jones confronts reporter! | Eddie Jones Australia Springboks. Image: The Sydney Morning Herald
The Springboks laid down an early season marker when they crushed Australia 43-12 at a sold out Loftus Versfeld on Saturday, with clash continuing to the press-conference!
R... |
| 15.05.2023 | Manie Libbok to get Springbok chance? | Manie Libbok kicks at goal for the Springboks. Photo: Luca Sighinolfi/BackpagePix.
Flyhalf Manie Libbok has had yet another outstanding season for the Stormers in the United Rugby Championship, boosting his Springbok hopes.
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| 03.05.2023 | Kolisi injury update: Too early to make a call, says medical team | Springboks medical team says it’s too early to make a call on Siya Kolisi’s injury. Image: Twitter @springboks
SA Rugby said on Wednesday it would monitor the rehabilitation of Springbok captain Siya Kolisi.
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| 22.11.2022 | De Allende starts as Springboks ring changes | Damian de Allende in action for the Springboks against England. Image: Getty Images.
Centre Damian de Allende has retained his place in the starting lineup despite an injury scare, but there are eight other personnel changes to the Springbo... |
| 22.11.2022 | Libbok the shining light on Springboks tour from hell | Manie Libbok kicks at goal for the Springboks against Italy.Photo by Luca Sighinolfi/INPHO/Shutterstock/BackpagePix
It should come as no surprise that flyhalf Manie Libbok is the biggest winner in the Springboks end-of-year touring squad.
A... |
