Devin Hermanus

Farrell: Boks get timing right for a World Cup

The next time the Boks and Ireland meet will be at the 2023 World Cup, so Andy Farrell is cautious about reading too much into Saturday’s win over the world champs.

Blitzboks’ Hong Kong hoodoo continues

South Africa’s bid for a season-opening World Sevens Series title ended on Sunday after Fiji maintained their winning streak against the Blitzboks at the Hong Kong Sevens leg.

France pip Wallabies with ‘beautiful’ Penaud try

Coach Fabien Galthie said winger Damian Penaud’s match-winning try was “beautiful” as France beat Australia in Saint-Denis on Saturday.

Saffa scores as Scotland survive Fiji fright

Duhan van der Merwe crossed the whitewash as Scotland saw off Fiji at Murrayfield on Saturday in unconvincing fashion for their first win of the end-of-year Tests.

Springbok Sevens assistant coach Philip Snyman

Blitzboks: It’ll be silly to blow our second chance

Assistant coach Philip Snyman has admitted the Blitzboks were thrown a lifeline to progress of the Hong Kong Sevens playoffs, but they need to use that against Fiji on Sunday.

Watch: Super Samoan knocks out SBW

MMA great Mark ‘The Super Samoan’ Hunt delivered a brutal stoppage of All Blacks icon Sonny Bill Williams in their highly anticipated boxing clash on Saturday.

Watch: Eben sniped by Irish enforcer

Eben Etzebeth has left a body or two in his wake, but here he met his match when Ireland flank Mike McCarthy lined up the Springbok hardman in 2012.

‘Desperate’ Boks to exorcise ghosts of Dublin

The Springboks, haunted by a devastating defeat by Ireland in 2017, will banish the painful memory when the world champions and world’s No 1-ranked side clash on Saturday.

ADELAIDE, AUSTRALIA - AUGUST 27: Nic White of the Wallabies reacts during The Rugby Championship match between the Australian Wallabies and the South African Springboks at Adelaide Oval on August 27, 2022 in Adelaide, Australia. (Photo by Mark Kolbe/Getty Images)

Wallabies recall White to face ‘familiar’ France

Bernard Foley says Nic White’s experience in the Top 14 will stand the scrumhalf in good stead as he returns to the Australia starting XV to face France on Saturday.

Aaron Smith of the All Blacks performs the haka prior to the International Test match between the New Zealand All Blacks and France

Smith to skip DC as most capped AB back

Scrumhalf Aaron Smith was named in the New Zealand team to play Wales on Saturday, when he will surpass Dan Carter as the most-capped back in All Blacks history.